prof

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Definition of profnext
as in professor

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  1. professor
  2. dean
  3. doctor
  4. instructor
Noun
  • LaCroix, the University of Chicago Law professor, said there are probably justices on the current 6-3 conservative court who want to overturn that decision.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The Bordeaux region has slowed rural building too, but fire danger from the pines remains extremely high, said Claire Aragau, the professor at the Paris School of Urban Planning who led the study.
    — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of professor
Noun
  • Iger is married to broadcast journalist Willow Bay, a former model who is dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Alexia Rolle, the dean of career and technical education at Miami Dade College, has seen how apprenticeships can change lives.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of dean
Noun
  • According to the Tallahassee Democrat, Donna is estranged from Robert, who is a doctor in New York.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • On a muggy Saturday afternoon in mid-August, tennis player Novak Djokovic appeared to vomit into a towel and called for a doctor to check his blood pressure before unexpectedly losing a second-round match in Cincinnati.
    — Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of doctor
Noun
  • The Athletic confirmed the instructor as former military service member Tim Ziesel, a nonuniversity employee.
    — Nathan Fenno, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The show is hosted by by Kyle Brandt and co-hosted by fitness instructor Ally Love.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of instructor
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