Professor vs. Don — What's the Difference?

Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes".

Don (also dōn) Used as a courtesy title before the name of a man in a Spanish-speaking area.

A college or university teacher who ranks above an associate professor.

A head, tutor, or fellow at a college of Oxford or Cambridge.

A teacher or instructor.

A college or university professor.

One who professes.

The leader of an organized-crime family.

The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution, informally also known as "full professor."

(Archaic) An important personage.

A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.

To put on (clothing or an ornament, for example)

(archaic) One who professes something, such as a religious doctrine.

To assume or take on

A pianist in a saloon, brothel, etc.

A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.

The puppeteer who performs a Punch and Judy show; a Punchman.

An employee of a university residence who lives among the student residents.

One who professed, or makes open declaration of, his sentiments or opinions; especially, one who makes a public avowal of his belief in the Scriptures and his faith in Christ, and thus unites himself to the visible church.

A mafia boss.

One who professed, or publicly teaches, any science or branch of learning; especially, an officer in a university, college, or other seminary, whose business it is to read lectures, or instruct students, in a particular branch of learning; as a professor of theology, of botany, of mathematics, or of political economy.

(MLE) Any man, bloke, dude.

Someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

(transitive) To put on clothing; to dress (oneself) in an article of personal attire.

Sir; Mr; Signior; - a title in Spain, formerly given to noblemen and gentlemen only, but now common to all classes.

A grand personage, or one making pretension to consequence; especially, the head of a college, or one of the fellows at the English universities.

To put on; to dress in; to invest one's self with.

A Spanish title of respect for a gentleman or nobleman

Teacher at a university of college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)

The head of an organized crime family

Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu

A European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov

Put clothing on one's body;