PROFESSOR
NOUNS – PERSON
► ADJUNCT PROFESSOR a junior, temporary, or casual professor → 1785 US
► ALARM CLOCK a college professor → 1940s African-American sl.
► FACULTY a professor or instructor → 19C Amer. students’ usage
► FESS a male teacher, a professor → 1930 Amer. dial.
► FESSOR a male teacher, a professor → 1908 Amer. dial.
► GAD-FLY a professor who makes his students work hard by witty remarks at their expense → 1914 Amer. college usage (Bk.)
► GIGGLE a professor → 1945 jive usage (Bk.)
► HAMMERMAN anyone with more authority than the speaker; a professor → 1934 Amer. dial.
► PROF a professor → 1838 sl., orig. US
► TIN HEAD a professor whom one does not like → 1970 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
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