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# professor

noun (a professor, professors)

«professor» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A professor is a senior teacher at a university, often an expert in one subject. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professor/#m1)
2. (US) A professor is any university teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professor/#m2)
3. In stories, «the professor» is often a clever, sometimes absent-minded scientist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professor/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life it is a title: Professor Smith. In stories professors run experiments or know many facts. In the UK a professor is the highest rank; in the US many college teachers are called professor. Phrases: «professor of maths», «absent-minded professor».

### Examples

- My aunt is a professor of chemistry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professor/#x1)
- Professor Lee teaches at the university. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professor/#x2)
- The professor explained the experiment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professor/#x3)
- In the cartoon, the mad professor built a robot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professor/#x4)
- She wants to be a professor one day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professor/#x5)
- The professor wrote a book about dinosaurs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professor/#x6)
- Ask the professor your question. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professor/#x7)
- The professor forgot his glasses again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professor/#x8)
- Professor Huxley thinks there are none. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professor/#x9)

### Note

Spelling: one «f», double «s»: pro-fe-ss-or. Title with a capital before a name: Professor Jones (short: Prof.). Not usually used for school teachers.

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday life it is a title: Professor Smith. In stories professors run experiments or know many facts. In the UK a professor is the highest rank; in the US many college teachers are called professor. Phrases: «professor of maths», «absent-minded professor».

### Examples

- Evans and Professor Minders Petrie have shown that certain linear characters which (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/professor/#x1)

### Note

Spelling: one «f», double «s»: pro-fe-ss-or. Title with a capital before a name: Professor Jones (short: Prof.). Not usually used for school teachers.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «professor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professor/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«professor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/professor.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «professor» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/professor/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«professor» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/professor.html) on Mova free.