pro ‧ fes ‧ sor S3 W3 /prəˈfesə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . British English a teacher of the highest rank in a university department:
Professor Barclay
professor of Chinese/economics/religion etc
She’s been named the professor of English.
2 . American English a teacher at a university or college:
Ted’s a college professor.
biology/history/French etc professor
Who’s your chemistry professor?
⇨ ↑ assistant professor , ↑ associate professor
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THESAURUS
▪ teacher someone who teaches as their job, especially in a school:
a high school teacher
▪ principal ( also headteacher British English ) the teacher who is in charge of a school or college:
The teacher sent him to the principal’s office.
▪ tutor someone who gives private lessons to one student or a small group of students. In Britain, a tutor is also a teacher in a university:
They hired a tutor to help him with his English.
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Your tutor will help you find a subject for your essay.
▪ lecturer someone who teaches in a university or college:
University lecturers aren’t very well paid.
▪ professor a teacher in a college or university. In Britain, a professor is a high-ranking university teacher, especially one who is head of a department:
She was professor of linguistics at Cambridge University.
▪ instructor someone who teaches a sport or a practical skill such as swimming or driving:
He works as a ski instructor in the winter.
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a driving instructor
▪ coach someone who helps a person or team improve in a sport:
a professional tennis coach
▪ educator especially American English formal someone whose job involves teaching people, or someone who is an expert on education:
Most educators agree that class sizes are still too big.
▪ trainer someone who teaches people particular skills, especially the skills they need to do a job:
a teacher trainer
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Many companies pay outside trainers to teach management skills to their staff.
▪ governess a woman who lived with a family and taught their children in past times:
As a governess, Charlotte Brontë received twenty pounds a year.