Collocations with "professor"

9 collocations found

university professor

A senior teacher at a university.

university8.2
visiting8.0
retired professor

A university teacher of the highest rank who has stopped teaching.

retired7.8
respected professor

a university professor who is highly regarded by students and colleagues

respected7.3
adjunct professor

A professor who teaches on a part-time or temporary basis, without the formal status or benefits of a full-time faculty member.

adjunct7.2
eminent professor

Used to describe a person who is famous and respected within a particular profession.

eminent7.1
tenured professor

a professor who has a permanent teaching post

tenured7.0
absent-minded professor

Describes a person, often a scholar, who is forgetful or inattentive to their surroundings due to deep thought.

absent-minded6.0
emeritus professor

Used to describe a retired professor who retains their title as an honor.

emeritus/emerita2.5