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professor
  1. A teacher or faculty member at a college or university.
  2. A higher ranking for a teacher or faculty member at a college or university. Abbreviated Prof.
  3. An honorific title for a higher-ranking teacher. (Capitalised)
  4. (archaic) One who professes (a professor of Judaism, a professor of Christianity, a professor of Mahometanism (Islam)).
  5. (US, slang) A pianist in a saloon, brothel, etc.
  6. The puppeteer who performs a Punch and Judy show; a Punchman.
  7. Synonyms:
  8. Examples:
    1. “Mary Lynn Stewart, a professor of history and women's studies, is excited about the new program.”
      “She is an independent contractor and previously taught as an assistant professor of accounting.”
      “Writing in a recent issue of The American Educator, a college professor acidly described a class of incoming freshmen.”
profession
  1. A promise or vow made on entering a religious order.
  2. A declaration of belief, faith or of one's opinion.
  3. An occupation, trade, craft, or activity in which one has a professed expertise in a particular area; a job, especially one requiring a high level of skill or training.
  4. The practitioners of such an occupation collectively.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “We view teaching as a profession that requires formal training and certification.”
      “His profession of delight at meeting the Cistercians was sincere.”
      “The accompanying formula, declaratory of fealty, was deemed a profession of allegiance.”
professional
  1. A person who belongs to a profession
  2. A person who earns his living from a specified activity
  3. A reputation known by name
  4. An expert.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “The hard work and dedication from his younger years have made him the professional that he is today.”
      “Despite falling out of school during his formative years, Peter's work ethic allowed him to become a professional at a young age.”
      “Jonah would finally make it as a professional after years of honing his craft.”
professionalism
  1. The status, methods, character or standards expected of a professional or of a professional organization, such as reliability, discretion, evenhandedness, and fair play.
  2. The use of professionals rather than amateurs in any sport etc.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The first appointed specialized judges and magistrates are notable legal experts with outstanding technical capacities and a great degree of professionalism.”
      “He has always shown a high degree of professionalism in his work and displays a thorough knowledge of all facets of aircraft maintenance.”
      “The entire nation is proud of them and admires their courage and professionalism.”
professionalist
  1. A person or organisation that supports a professional attitude.
  2. A professional person.
  3. Examples:
    1. “As in the case of other Latin American countries, this allows us to characterize Argentine higher education as professionalist.”
professoriate
  1. The office of a professor; professorship
  2. Professors considered as a group or body
  3. Examples:
    1. “Analysis of the academic pharmacy workforce has confirmed the graying of the professoriate.”
      “He is particularly dour about the universities, where the professoriate remains overwhelmingly attached to a familiar leftward agenda.”
      “According to a survey by the University of California, Los Angeles, one-third of the tenured professoriate is now over the age of fifty-five.”
professionalization
  1. The act or process of professionalizing, or becoming professional. [from 20th c.]
  2. Examples:
    1. “This era of social reorganization and professionalization also brought the first widespread attempt to medicalize drunkenness.”
      “Journalism's culture of professionalization has stayed the news industry's own hand.”
      “But despite the handwringing over professionalization, it's also notable how little the political blogosphere has changed.”
professorling
  1. (obsolete) a young and unexperienced professor
unprofessionalization
  1. the process of making something unprofessional
unprofessionalisation
  1. Alternative spelling of unprofessionalization
professionalship
  1. (rare) the condition, status, degree, or office of a professional
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The professionalship of a surgeon requires years of training and experience to achieve.”
      “I have benefited more greatly by the high standard of professionalship which it furthers.”
      “Many years afterwards I baked a large cake of shortbread as a New Year's surprise to some friends at Huddersfield during my professionalship there.”
professionalisation
  1. Alternative spelling of professionalization
  2. Examples:
    1. “We will no longer need the professionalisation of good generalists who specialise as a function of the cross-border territory.”
      “With regard to this professionalisation period you have to keep sight of the fact that this is a collective agreement.”
      “Secondly, the nature of the professionalisation and pilot projects, financed by the levy, was unclear.”
professordom
  1. The realm or sphere of professors; professors, collectively.
professionality
  1. The condition of being professional.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The professionality of the team was evident, as they conducted themselves in a highly skilled and ethical manner.”
unprofessionalism
  1. Behaviour that is not professional.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “He had castigated the team for, among other things, unprofessionalism and indiscipline.”
      “Despite what you may think, that kind of sloppy unprofessionalism doesn't add to the cutting edge breaking news image.”
      “There's zero tolerance for misconduct or unprofessionalism by any member this department.”
professionalness
professorialism
  1. The manners or habits of a professor.
professoress
  1. (archaic) A female professor.
professorine
  1. (rare, dated) A female professor.
profesh
  1. (informal) Clipping of professional
professour
  1. Archaic form of professor.
professorship
  1. the office of a professor
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “He was such an appallingly grouchy individual that the university never did give him a professorship.”
      “Being appointed to this professorship provides me with more resources for research and course development.”
      “Public sympathy pushed the Sorbonne to promote her to her dead husband's professorship.”
professoriat
  1. Professors in general.
professoring
  1. Acting as a professor.
professorate
  1. professorship
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “At the end of the holidays, he returned to Odessa and began his professorate with much zeal and success.”
      “New faculty could spawn an increase in publishing and greater productivity of research as well as a greater comfort level of younger professorate with new technologies for research and communication.”
      “Over the past five years, we have seen the corporatizing influence creeping into higher education with the same narrative applied to the professorate.”
unprofessional
  1. One who is not a professional.
unprofessionalisms
professionalisms
professionalists
  1. plural of professionalist
professionalities
unprofessionals
  1. plural of unprofessional
professoriates
  1. plural of professoriate
professorlings
  1. plural of professorling
professorships
  1. plural of professorship
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Next fall and at subsequent fall events, new appointees to named faculty chairs and professorships will be recognized.”
      “The Smiths' gift will be used for endowed chairs, professorships and student scholarships.”
      “Donors' outright and deferred gifts also have funded 22 new faculty professorships and chairs.”
professionals
  1. plural of professional
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “This will result in the making of better professionals in every walk of life.”
      “Intelligence professionals described Mr. Murray as an abrasive person, difficult to work with, in their view.”
      “You have noted that each of the above-named professionals keeps his gun on at all times.”
professorates
professoriats
  1. plural of professoriat
professorines
  1. plural of professorine
professoresses
  1. plural of professoress
professours
  1. plural of professour
professions
  1. plural of profession
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “In the past, training for white-collar professions was favored and emphasized, and titles and diplomas were fetishized.”
      “However, they are proportionally under-represented in the white-collar professions and in the political system.”
      “Each of her children thrived on her love and attention and all of them achieved fulfillment from their chosen professions.”
professors
  1. plural of professor
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “One part of the exams was an oral test where pupils were quizzed by two professors of the institution.”
      “I've seen black professors asked about their experience as academics in a white profession.”
      “If tips motivate waitstaff to provide better service, why shouldn't they motivate professors to prepare better lectures?”
profeshes
  1. plural of profesh
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