professor

«professor» in Mova's school dictionary: a senior teacher at a university, often an expert in one… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a professor, professors)

meaning for a pupil

1) A professor is a senior teacher at a university, often an expert in one subject. tree →

2) (US) A professor is any university teacher. tree →

3) In stories, «the professor» is often a clever, sometimes absent-minded scientist. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life it is a title: Professor Smith. In stories professors run experiments or know many facts. In the UK a professor is the highest rank; in the US many college teachers are called professor. Phrases: «professor of maths», «absent-minded professor».

examples

• My aunt is a professor of chemistry. tree →
• Professor Lee teaches at the university. tree →
• The professor explained the experiment. tree →
• In the cartoon, the mad professor built a robot. tree →
• She wants to be a professor one day. tree →
• The professor wrote a book about dinosaurs. tree →
• Ask the professor your question. tree →
• The professor forgot his glasses again. tree →
• Professor Huxley thinks there are none. tree →

note

Spelling: one «f», double «s»: pro-fe-ss-or. Title with a capital before a name: Professor Jones (short: Prof.). Not usually used for school teachers.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «professor» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.