(also informal prof) noun (abbreviation Prof.)
1 (especially BrE) (AmE full professor) a university teacher of the highest rank:
Professor (Ann) Williams * a chemistry professor * to be appointed Professor of French at Cambridge * He was made (a) professor at the age of 40.
HELPNOTE Full professor is used to describe a rank of university teacher, and not as a title.
2 (AmE) a teacher at a university or college
compareASSISTANTPROFESSOR, ASSOCIATEPROFESSOR
