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visiting professor

vis·it pro·fes·sor
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [viz-it pruh-fes-er]
    • /ˈvɪz ɪt prəˈfɛs ər/
    • /ˈvɪz.ɪt prəˈfesə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [viz-it pruh-fes-er]
    • /ˈvɪz ɪt prəˈfɛs ər/

Definitions of visiting professor words

  • noun visiting professor a professor from another institution invited to teach at a university or college for a limited period, usually for a semester or one academic year. 1
  • countable noun visiting professor A visiting professor is a professor at a college or university who is invited to teach at another college or university for a short period such as one term or one year. 0
  • noun visiting professor a professor invited to teach in a college or university other than his own, often in another country, for a certain period, such as a term or year 0
  • noun visiting professor a person, usually regularly employed at another institution, who is teaching by invitation at a college or university for a specified period 0

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Origin of visiting professor

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Visiting professor

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

visiting professor popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

visiting professor usage trend in Literature

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