professeur

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin professor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɔ.fɛ.sœʁ/, /pʁɔ.fe.sœʁ/
  • (file)
  • (Quebec) IPA(key): [pχɔfɛsɑœ̯ɹ]

Noun

professeur m (plural professeurs, feminine professeure or professeuse)

  1. teacher
    Professeur de français, de mathématiques.
    French teacher, Mathematics teacher.
  2. professor
    Le conseil de faculté comprend les professeurs titulaires et a notamment pour fonction de présenter des candidats aux chaires vacantes.
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Usage notes

  • The word is often used for a female teacher as well, retaining masculine agreement or in such forms of address as Madame le Professeur (with feminine agreement). With apocope, la prof is quite frequent.

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