Definition:Professor
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- A teacher or faculty member at a college or university.
- A higher ranking for a teacher or faculty member at a college or university. Abbreviated Prof.
- (US, slang) A pianist in a saloon, brothel, etc.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 415:
- You could hear [...] pianos under the hands of whorehouse professors sounding like they came with keys between the keys.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 415:
Synonyms
- prof
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