professor : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: professor	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for professor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
professor n someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university Synonym(s): professor, prof
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Professor \Profess"or\, n. [L., a teacher, a public teacher: cf. F. professeur. See {Profess}.] 1. One who professed, or makes open declaration of, his sentiments or opinions; especially, one who makes a public avowal of his belief in the Scriptures and his faith in Christ, and thus unites himself to the visible church. [bd]Professors of religion.[b8] --Bacon. 2. One who professed, or publicly teaches, any science or branch of learning; especially, an officer in a university, college, or other seminary, whose business it is to read lectures, or instruct students, in a particular branch of learning; as a professor* of theology, of botany, of mathematics, or of political economy.