French Conversation · Level 18
89 words
French word
professeur
Pronunciation
IPA/pʁofɛsœʁ/
Meaning
- masculine nounteacher
Example
Mon professeur est gentil.
My teacher is kind.
More examples
Le professeur m'a recommandé un livre.
The teacher recommended a book to me.
Core concept
A teacher at the front of a class guides learning and assesses students.
Common phrases
mon professeur
my teacher
un professeur de français
a French teacher
un professeur particulier
a private tutor
Similar words
prof: The colloquial shortened form of professeur.
enseignant: Someone who teaches a subject in a school or educational institution.
Definition in French
Personne chargée d'enseigner et d'évaluer des élèves ou des étudiants, travaillant dans une école, un collège, un lycée ou une université.
Word origin
French professeur comes from Latin professor, 'one who declares publicly', from profiteri, and came to denote a person who teaches.
Usage tips
- In informal speech, professeur is often shortened to prof, which applies to teachers at any school level.