professor
US /prəˈfɛsɚ/
Definition
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The professor gave a lecture on international trade at the seminar.
Word Family
NounNoun
professor gốc
professorship
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
professorial
AdverbAdv
professorially
Synonyms
- lecturera public lecturer at certain universities
- educatorsomeone who educates young people
Collocations
- Easy listen to the university professorto listen to the university professor, meaning to hear with intention
- Medium consult an economics professor on market datato consult an economics professor on market data, meaning to get or ask advice from
- Hard distinguished tenured emeritus professor of financeto distinguished tenured emeritus professor of finance, meaning to mark as different
- Very Hard absent-minded professor forgetting everyday triviaa collocation phrase: absent-minded professor forgetting everyday trivia
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.