prof (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *prof*:
NOUN	person	prof, professor	someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

English > *prof*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university.
Synonym	professor
Member of	staff, faculty	The body of teachers and administrators / administrators at a school
Narrower	Regius professor	Holder of a British professorship created by a royal patron
	assistant professor	A teacher or lower rank than an associate professor
	associate professor	A teacher lower in rank than a full professor but higher than an assistant professor
	full professor	A professor of the highest rank
	visiting professor	A professor visiting another college or university to teach for a limited time
Broader	academician, academic, faculty member	An educator who works at a college or university / university
Spanish	catedrático, profesora, profesor
Catalan	catedràtic, professora, professor

HyperDic: prof