Translation
teacher, professor
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Word origin
From Latin professor ('a public teacher'), from profiteri ('to declare publicly'), from pro ('forth') and fateri ('to confess, to declare').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- professor
- English cognates
- professor, profess, confess
Grammar
Examples
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The maths teacher explains concepts very well.
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My history teacher was very good and told us many things.
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The teacher arrived at class with all the books.
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I want to be an English teacher at secondary school.
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I spoke with the teacher about my daughter's grades.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 7: profesor, avión, merecer and 7 more words.