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prof

teacher (informal)

noun PROF Less Common

Also means

professor (informal)

Usage Note

Prof is a very common spoken shortening of professeur, used at all school and university levels. Professeur is the formal written form. Though professeur is grammatically masculine, prof is used for both men and women — une prof de maths is standard.

Examples

"Mon prof de français est sympa."

Natural Translation

My French teacher is nice.

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