3000 English common words - Oxford by CEFR
Professor University Noun Prəˈfesə(R Prəˈfesər Ann Williams Appointed
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/prəˈfesə(r)/ /prəˈfesər/ |
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- professor (ann) williams
- to be appointed professor of economics at cambridge
- he was made (a) professor at the age of 40.
- a university/college professor
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professor(noun)/prəˈfesə(r)/ /prəˈfesər/- a university teacher of the highest rank
- Professor (Ann) Williams
- to be appointed professor of economics at Cambridge
- He was made (a) professor at the age of 40.
- a teacher at a university or college
- a university/college professor
- a chemistry/law professor
- a professor of psychology/political science
- She was my professor when I was a grad student.
Extra Examples- a research professor at the University of Southern California
- a respected law professor at a prestigious university
- She is a former history professor.
- The report was written by two Harvard professors.
- He is a distinguished professor of law at the University of Illinois.
Word Origin- late Middle English: from Latin professor, from profess- ‘declared publicly’, from the verb profiteri, from pro- ‘before’ + fateri ‘confess’.
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3000 English common words - Oxford by CEFR