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professorA teacher of the highest rank in a college or university

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A teacher of the highest rank in a college or university

Pronunciation (IPA): /prəˈfesər/

Korean meaning: 대학교에서 가장 높은 직급의 교수

Korean pronunciation: 프러**페**서

Example Sentences

  • The professor wore mismatched socks to every lecture, claiming it helped students remember his lessons better.
  • She became a professor at the age of 35 after years of dedicated research.
  • The absent-minded professor forgot his own name during the introduction but remembered every student's birthday.

professor

NOUN

//prəˈfesər//

A teacher of the highest rank in a college or university

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/prəˈfesər/
🇬🇧 UK/prəˈfesə/

🌳Etymology

Prefixpro--
Rootfess
Suffix--or

Origin

라틴어 'professus'에서 유래되었는데, 이는 '공개적으로 선언하다'라는 의미였습니다. 옛날 교수들이 자신의 지식을 공개적으로 선언하며 가르쳤던 것에서 비롯되었죠.

🎵Rhyme

confessoraggressorprocessor
confessor
aggressor
processor

🔗Collocations

university professor
assistant professor
emeritus professor
visiting professor
tenured professor
professor of literature

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The professor wore mismatched socks to every lecture, claiming it helped students remember his lessons better.

She became a professor at the age of 35 after years of dedicated research.

😄 Fun example

The absent-minded professor forgot his own name during the introduction but remembered every student's birthday.

My history professor makes ancient civilizations come alive through storytelling.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

instructorlecturereducatoracademicscholar

Antonyms

studentpupillearner

Related

universityresearchdoctoratetenurefaculty

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