prof

noun

Definition of profnext
as in professor

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  1. professor
  2. dean
  3. doctor
  4. instructor
Noun
  • Remember that about 70% of college instructors are adjunct professors who have few job protections.
    Karin Klein, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • One of his professors, who had competed against Elkies in a high school math competition in the 1980s — Elkies won — told him about the new record-breaking curve during office hours.
    Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of professor
Noun
  • In 2013, she was recruited as inaugural dean of the dental school at the University of Utah.
    ByMeredith Wadman, science.org, 4 Nov. 2024
  • In January, as students and faculty continued to protest, an associate dean at the school resigned, accusing the administration of a lack of transparency on the cuts.
    Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of dean
Noun
  • The problem is particularly troublesome in areas of the country without doctors, nurses, midwives or medical centers specializing in maternity care.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Depending on the severity of the symptoms, your primary care doctor can refer you to a gastroenterologist or a colorectal surgeon for a closer look.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of doctor
Noun
  • Cindi Hodgman, 56, of Royal Oak, is a personal trainer and Pilates instructor, took a long sigh before answering who was her presidential pick.
    Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
  • All three of the swing states facing higher rates of debt have been trending toward Trump, and the larger debt load could be a part of the reason, said Alex Beene, a financial literacy instructor for the University of Tennessee at Martin.
    Suzanne Blake, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of instructor
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