Professeur

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 Lehrer , 🇪🇸 profesor , 🇮🇹 insegnante , 🇵🇹 professora , 🇨🇳 教师 , 🇯🇵 先生 , 🇰🇷 선생님 , 🇸🇦 مُعلم , 🇮🇳 शिक्षक

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Etymology

The French noun *professeur* comes from the Latin *professor*, originally a verb form of *professō* “to proclaim, declare”. This Latin verb is derived from *praefacere* (pre‑ “before” + facere “to do”), meaning “to make known before” or “to present publicly”. In medieval Latin the term was used for a public speaker or teacher, and the word entered Old French as *professeur*, retaining the sense of a teacher or lecturer.

Synonyms

enseignant maître d'enseignement pédagogue didacte maître professeur titulaire maître d'école

Antonyms

élève étudiant apprenant disciple apprenti