"Professor" meaning in All languages combined

See Professor on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Professors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Professor (plural Professors)
  1. The title for someone who holds the job of professor. Categories (topical): Titles Synonyms: Prof. [abbreviation]
    Sense id: en-Professor-en-noun-s4rPePEz Disambiguation of Titles: 77 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14
  2. (informal, sometimes derogatory) A mock title for a person seen as pedantic or obsessive on a topic. Tags: derogatory, informal, sometimes
    Sense id: en-Professor-en-noun-HXj-tX0N

Noun [German]

IPA: /pʁoˈfɛsoːɐ̯/ Audio: De-Professor.ogg
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin professor (“declarer, person who claims knowledge”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|de|la|professor|t=declarer, person who claims knowledge}} Learned borrowing from Latin professor (“declarer, person who claims knowledge”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,en|dim=chen,lein|f=in}} Professor m (mixed, genitive Professors, plural Professoren, diminutive Professorchen n or Professorlein n, feminine Professorin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,en}} Forms: Professors [genitive], Professoren [plural], Professorchen [diminutive, neuter], Professorlein [diminutive, neuter], Professorin [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], Professor [nominative, singular], Professoren [definite, nominative, plural], Professors [genitive, singular], Professoren [definite, genitive, plural], Professor [dative, singular], Professoren [dative, definite, plural], Professor [accusative, singular], Professoren [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. professor Tags: masculine, mixed Categories (topical): Education, Occupations
    Sense id: en-Professor-de-noun-F8FTLKbP Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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