professor

professor
pro‧fes‧sor S3 W3 /prəˈfesə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
1. British English a teacher of the highest rank in a university department:
    Professor Barclay
    professor of Chinese/economics/religion etc
    She’s been named the professor of English.
2. American English a teacher at a university or college:
    Ted’s a college professor.
    biology/history/French etc professor
    Who’s your chemistry professor? ⇨ assistant professor, associate professor
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ teacher someone who teaches as their job, especially in a school: a high school teacher
   ▪ principal (also headteacher British English) the teacher who is in charge of a school or college: The teacher sent him to the principal’s office.
   ▪ tutor someone who gives private lessons to one student or a small group of students. In Britain, a tutor is also a teacher in a university: They hired a tutor to help him with his English. | Your tutor will help you find a subject for your essay.
   ▪ lecturer someone who teaches in a university or college: University lecturers aren’t very well paid.
   ▪ professor a teacher in a college or university. In Britain, a professor is a high-ranking university teacher, especially one who is head of a department: She was professor of linguistics at Cambridge University.
   ▪ instructor someone who teaches a sport or a practical skill such as swimming or driving: He works as a ski instructor in the winter. | a driving instructor
   ▪ coach someone who helps a person or team improve in a sport: a professional tennis coach
   ▪ educator especially American English formal someone whose job involves teaching people, or someone who is an expert on education: Most educators agree that class sizes are still too big.
   ▪ trainer someone who teaches people particular skills, especially the skills they need to do a job: a teacher trainer | Many companies pay outside trainers to teach management skills to their staff.
   ▪ governess a woman who lived with a family and taught their children in past times: As a governess, Charlotte Brontë received twenty pounds a year.