In the u.s., the word professor informally refers collectively to the academic ranks of assistant professor, associate professor, or professor. Professor /prə ˈ fɛsɚ/ noun plural professors britannica dictionary definition of professor [count] : Any teacher who has the rank of professor, associate professor, or assistant professor.
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A professor of spanish literature. Education a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university, who has been awarded the title professor in a particular branch of learning; So said paul krugman, the princeton economics professor and new york times columnist, long before he took up journalism.
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A teacher especially of the highest rank at a college or university 远在 投身 新闻业 之前, 普林斯顿 经济学 教授 兼 《纽约时报》. A college or university teacher of the highest academic rank in a particular field. A teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university, who has been awarded the title professor in a particular branch of learning;