"mad professor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mad professors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mad professor (plural mad professors)
  1. mad scientist
    Sense id: en-mad_professor-en-noun-VkKSeowG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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