Prof.

See also: prof, próf, and prof.

English

Noun

Prof. (plural Profs. or Profs)

1. Abbreviation of Professor.
   • 1883 January 10, The Philadelphia Inquirer, volume CVIII, Philadelphia, Pa., page 2, column 4:

     The Social at the College of Pharmacy—Profs. Cook and Van Derbeck Lecture.

   • 1901, Quarterly Bulletin of Northwestern University Medical School, page 401:

     Profs Zeisler & Pardee / Surgery. / Prof. Morgan

   • 1920, “Sammy” and “Reck”, “The Profs: A Cornell Forester’s Song”, in Cornell Forester:

     The Profs they lead a jolly life, jolly life, / They’re free from every care and strife, care and strife. / They make the studes, poor studes fall into line; / I wish the Profs’ soft snap were mine.

German

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Noun

Prof. m

1. Abbreviation of Professor.

Noun

Prof. f

1. Abbreviation of Professorin.

Italian

Noun

Prof.

1. Abbreviation of professore.

Related terms

• Prof.ssa

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• prof.
• Prof.º (proscribed)

Noun

Prof. m (invariable, feminine Prof.ª or Profa., feminine plural Prof.ᵃˢ or Profas.)

1. Abbreviation of professor.

See also

• Sr.

Further reading

• "Abreviação de professor e professora" in Dicionário Online de Língua Portuguesa.