Professor and Pedant

Professor

Professor noun - Someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university.
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Synonyms for Professor

Pedant and professor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pedant" instead a noun "Professor".

Pedant

Pedant noun - A person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit.
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Synonyms for Pedant

Professor and pedant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Professor" instead a noun "Pedant".

Nearby Words: pedantic, pedantry

How words are described

old old professor old pedant
real real professor real pedant
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