"Professor" meaning in English

See Professor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Professors [plural], Prof. [alternative, abbreviation]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Professor (plural Professors)
  1. The title for someone who holds the job of professor.
    Sense id: en-Professor-en-noun-s4rPePEz
  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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Titles Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Titles: 31 69

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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