professeurecommon nounSyllable DecompositionprofesseureEtymologyexpandneologism created at the end of the 20th century.Definitions1. A female teacher, a woman who professes, who teaches.expandProfesseure des écoles, de collège, de lycée.Professeure d'anglais, de chant, de criminologie.2. A feminine university title equivalent to professor (very controversial usage, as titles have traditionally been in the masculine (equivalent to neutral), regardless of the sex of the person holding the title).expandMasculineprofesseurPluralprofesseures