noun
Meaning 1
The office of a professor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: education
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
The office of a professor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: education
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the position of professor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: chair
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
History
Etymology tree English professor Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English professorship From professor + -ship.
Across languages
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.