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prof

[ prof ]

/ prɒf /

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noun Informal.

professor.

Origin of prof

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; by shortening

Words nearby prof

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Definition for prof (2 of 2)

Prof.

Professor.

Example sentences from the Web for prof

At this point, we might want to offer the Prof a cold compress, along with an eye roll.

Atheist King Richard Dawkins’ Rape Fantasy |Tim Teeman |July 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Is it really, as the prof intends, a radical challenge to gender norms?

Meet the Professor of Hairy Studies |Lizzie Crocker |July 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Prof Sir Mervyn King, the present Governor of the Bank of England, will be a hard act to follow.

Canada Comes to the Rescue of Great Britain, Again |Andrew Roberts |November 28, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
“He saved the Czech language with his radio show,” the prof said.

Josef Skvorecky, in Memoriam |David Frum |January 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Were you one of the horde who started camping around the Prof's magic circle trying to get permission to enter?

Of Stegner's Folly |Richard S. Shaver
For three times, now, I've seen the prof chased over that golden trail by desperadoes.

Frank Merriwell, Junior's, Golden Trail |Burt L. Standish
Of all the news-grabbers who surrounded the Prof's big wire gate, Jake and I were the only ones who got in.

Of Stegner's Folly |Richard S. Shaver
Prof gives frightfully long penances; all the girls who went to him took a tremendous time to get through.

A Young Girl's Diary |An Anonymous Young Girl
Prof's horse's movements are just about as convenient as that one's were.

The University of Michigan |Wilfred Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for prof (1 of 2)

prof

/ (prɒf) /

noun

informal short for professor

British Dictionary definitions for prof (2 of 2)

Prof.

abbreviation for

Professor