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prof

Other forms: profs

Definitions of prof
  1. noun
    someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
    synonyms: professor
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    types:
    assistant professor
    a teacher or lower rank than an associate professor
    associate professor
    a teacher lower in rank than a full professor but higher than an assistant professor
    full professor
    a professor of the highest rank
    Regius professor
    holder of a British professorship created by a royal patron
    visiting professor
    a professor visiting another college or university to teach for a limited time
    type of:
    academic, academician, faculty member
    an educator who works at a college or university
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