professor

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Derived terms 2 Portuguese 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 3 Swedish 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Derived terms 3.2.2 See also

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Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

From Anglo-Norman proffessur, from Latin professor ‘declarer, person who claims knowledge’, from the past participle stem of profiteor ‘profess’.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɹəˈfɛsə/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[edit] Noun

professor (plural professors)

1. A teacher or faculty member at a college or university.
2. A higher ranking for a teacher or faculty member at a college or university. Abbreviated Prof.
3. (US, slang) A pianist in a saloon, brothel, etc.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 415:

     You could hear [...] pianos under the hands of whorehouse professors sounding like they came with keys between the keys.

[edit] Synonyms

• prof

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[edit] Derived terms

• associate professor
• assistant professor
• adjunct professor
• professorial
• professoriate
• professorship

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pro‧fes‧sor

[edit] Noun

professor m. (feminine: professora)

1. teacher.
2. professor (higher ranking for a teacher or faculty member).

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[edit] Swedish

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[edit] Noun

professor c.

Inflection for professor	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	professor	professorn	professorer	professorerna
Possessive form	professors	professorns	professorers	professorernas

1. the highest ranking position as a university teacher; (full) professor

[edit] Derived terms

• adjungerad professor
• biträdande professor
• hedersprofessor
• gästprofessor
• professor emeritus
• professorstjänst

[edit] See also

• lektor
• adjunkt