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professor
/prəˈfɛs.ɚ/
Definition
1
A university academic of the highest rank, typically involved in teaching, research, and supervision of graduate students.
2
Someone who publicly teaches or advocates a particular doctrine, skill, or subject, often with an air of authority.
3
Informally, an expert or specialist in a given field, as in 'professor of procrastination'.
Examples
The professor dazzled the lecture hall by deriving Einstein's equations on a napkin during lunch.
My economics professor argues that coffee is the real GDP driver of campus life.
The tenured professor collects obscure facts like others collect stamps, deploying them mid-sentence for maximum confusion.
She's a professor of ancient history who time-travels via dusty scrolls and zero social media.