professor
Senior academic teacher
A professor is a teacher at a college or university, typically one who has achieved the highest academic rank in their field.
The title often implies expertise, advanced degrees, and involvement in research alongside teaching duties.
In American universities, professor designates a specific rank above associate professor and assistant professor, though informally any college instructor may be addressed as professor.
Professor Williams teaches organic chemistry.
The word sometimes appears sarcastically to mock someone acting overly knowledgeable: Okay, professor, tell us how it's really done.
Retired with distinction
- adjunctSubordinate addition to something
- associateConnect mentally or socially
- assistantOne who aids another
- fullMaximum extent reached
tenured · visiting · distinguished · endowed · chair · lecturer · instructor · fellow
Educational spoken presentation
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- syllabusCourse plan document
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
dissertation · university · college · academia · pedagogy · tenure · sabbatical · department
Textured woolen cloth
- absent-mindedProne to forgetting things
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- glassesCorrective eyewear or tumblers
- bookishDevoted to reading
eccentric · disheveled · chalkboard · ivory-tower · egghead · pontificate · lecture · tenure
Power to enforce obedience
- specialistExpert in one field
- expertHighly skilled practitioner
- scholarLearned, studious person
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
leading · renowned · eminent · preeminent · world-class · published · cited · recognized
Facility for scientific investigation
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- publicationIssued written material
- journalRecord of daily events
- grantBestow or award money
funding · hypothesis · data · analysis · methodology · fieldwork · findings · citation
One giving professional guidance
- advisorOne who gives guidance
- supervisorOne who directs workers
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- recommendationAdvised course of action
protégé · mentee · apprenticeship · sponsorship · nurturing · coaching
emeritus
Retired with distinction
- adjunctSubordinate addition to something
- associateConnect mentally or socially
- assistantOne who aids another
full · tenured · visiting · distinguished · endowed · chair · lecturer · instructor · fellow · reader
lecture
Educational spoken presentation
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- syllabusCourse plan document
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
thesis · dissertation · university · college · academia · pedagogy · tenure · sabbatical · department · faculty
tweed
Textured woolen cloth
- absent-mindedProne to forgetting things
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- glassesCorrective eyewear or tumblers
bookish · eccentric · disheveled · chalkboard · ivory-tower · egghead · pontificate · lecture · tenure · sabbatical
authority
Power to enforce obedience
- specialistExpert in one field
- expertHighly skilled practitioner
- scholarLearned, studious person
intellectual · leading · renowned · eminent · preeminent · world-class · published · cited · recognized · influential
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- publicationIssued written material
- journalRecord of daily events
grant · funding · hypothesis · data · analysis · methodology · fieldwork · findings · citation · discovery
adviser
One giving professional guidance
- advisorOne who gives guidance
- supervisorOne who directs workers
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
recommendation · protégé · mentee · apprenticeship · sponsorship · nurturing · coaching
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- jobsdoctor, administrator, lawyer, teacher, nurse
- schoolteachers, classrooms, classes, student, grades
- teachersteacher, tutor, tutors, instructor, instructors
- academicscourse, math, syllabus week, class, science
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
professorstudent
One formally enrolled somewhere
pupil · learner · disciple · apprentice · undergraduate
professorteaching assistant
Academic support role
adjunct · graduate student · lecturer · postdoc · instructor
professorpractitioner
One who works regularly
anti-intellectual · tradesman · philistine · layman · ignoramus
- professional writingFormal workplace text production
- Harvard professorEducator at elite university
- visiting professorsTemporary teaching scholars elsewhere based
- professor emeritusRetired faculty with honor
- professional sportsPaid competitive athletic leagues
- professional organizationsGroups for career practitioners
professional, profession, professionalism, profess, professors, professed, unprofessional, nonprofessional, professionals