professor
pro.fes.sor \pr*-'fes-*r\ \.pro--f*-'so-r-e--*l, .pra:f-*-, -'so.r-\ \-e--*-le-\ n 1: one that professes, avows, or declares 2a: a faculty member of the highest academic rank at an institution of high er education 2b: a teacher at a university, college, or sometimes secondary school 2c: one that teaches or professes special knowledge of an art, sport, or oc cupation requiring skill - pro.fes.so.ri.al aj