Need another word that means the same as “professor”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “professor” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Professor” are: prof, holder of a chair, chair, head of faculty, head of department, trainer, teacher, tutor, coach, demonstrator, adviser, counsellor, guide
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “professor” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| adviser | A person who gives advice in a particular field. An adviser helped students select their courses. |
| chair | The person in charge of a meeting or of an organization used as a neutral alternative to chairman or chairwoman. He put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down. |
| coach | A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport. A coach trip. |
| counsellor | A person who gives advice on a specified subject. A marriage counsellor. |
| demonstrator | A participant in a public protest meeting or march. The demonstrators arrived and launched into a two hour sales pitch. |
| guide | A member of the Guide Association. His spiritual guide. |
| head of department | The obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person’s head. |
| head of faculty | The obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person’s head. |
| holder of a chair | The person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it. |
| prof | A professor. You heard what the prof said. |
| teacher | A person who teaches, especially in a school. Experience is a demanding teacher. |
| trainer | A person who trains people or animals. A fitness trainer. |
| tutor | A private teacher, typically one who teaches a single pupil or a very small group. Tutor to the Prince of Wales. |
| absenteeism | The practice of regularly staying away from work or school without good reason. High levels of absenteeism caused by low job motivation. |
| academy | A society or institution of distinguished scholars and artists or scientists that aims to promote and maintain standards in its particular field. A police academy. |
| admirer | A person who has a sexual or romantic interest in someone. She s got a secret admirer. |
| assistant | A person who ranks below a senior person. An assistant manager. |
| attendance | The number of people present at a particular place or event. My attendance at church was very patchy. |
| bursar | A student who holds a bursary. |
| campus | The grounds and buildings of a university or college. For the first year I had a room on campus. |
| collegian | A member of a college, especially within a university. |
| disciple | A follower or pupil of a teacher, leader, or philosopher. A disciple of Rousseau. |
| education | The United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education including federal aid to educational institutions and students created 1979. Health education. |
| emeritus | Honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title emeritus as in professor emeritus. The National Gallery s director emeritus. |
| examiner | Someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications. Exams are marked by external examiners. |
| grad | A person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university. |
| graduate | A graduated cup tube flask or measuring glass used especially by chemists and pharmacists. The stones were graduated in height from the lowest near the entrance to the tallest opposite. |
| graduated | Arranged in a series or according to a scale. A graduated tax. |
| guru | A Hindu spiritual teacher. A management guru. |
| homeroom | A classroom in which all students in a particular grade (or in a division of a grade) meet at certain times under the supervision of a teacher who takes attendance and does other administrative business. |
| informational | Relating to or having the nature of information. An informational brochure. |
| lecturer | A public lecturer at certain universities. A senior lecturer in surgery at Leeds University. |
| matriculate | A person who has matriculated. He was matriculated at Balliol College Oxford. |
| pupil | A trainee barrister. Will you take me on as your pupil. |
| researcher | A scientist who devotes himself to doing research. A medical researcher who pioneered the development of antibiotics. |
| scholar | A student who holds a scholarship. A Hebrew scholar. |
| schoolgirl | Characteristic of or associated with schoolgirls. Schoolgirl French. |
| student | A school pupil. High school students. |
| teach | A teacher. She teaches at the local high school. |
| tutor | Act as a tutor to a single pupil or a very small group. Tutor to the Prince of Wales. |
| undergraduate | Denoting or relating to an undergraduate. Undergraduate students. |
| university | The body of faculty and students at a university. His daughter is at university. |
| valedictorian | (in North America) a student who delivers the valedictory at a graduation ceremony. |
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