Professor vs Horowitzian - What's the difference?
professor | horowitzian |
A teacher or faculty member at a college or university.
A higher ranking for a teacher or faculty member at a college or university. Abbreviated
An honorific title for a higher ranking teacher. (Capitalised)
(archaic) One who professes.
* 1897 , Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (transl.) The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage'', Introduction, p. ''v :
(US, slang) A pianist in a saloon, brothel, etc.
* 2006 , Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day , Vintage 2007, p. 415:
The puppeteer who performs a Punch and Judy show; a Punchman.
Of or pertaining to (Vladimir Horowitz) (1903–1989), Russian-American classical virtuoso pianist.
* 1991 , The American record guide (volume 54, issues 1-3)
Of or pertaining to , professor of law and political science.
* 2003 , Colin Elman, Miriam Fendius Elman, Progress in international relations theory (page 362)
As a noun professor
is professor.As an adjective horowitzian is
of or pertaining to (vladimir horowitz) (1903–1989), russian-american classical virtuoso pianist.professor
English
(wikipedia professor)Alternative forms
* professour (archaic)Noun
(en noun)- Professor Plum'' or ''Prof. Plum .
- This period in which Abraham the Jew lived was one in which Magic was almost universally believed in, and in which its Professors were held in honour;
- You could hear [...] pianos under the hands of whorehouse professors sounding like they came with keys between the keys.
Synonyms
* profDerived terms
* adjunct professor * assistant professor * associate professor * full professor * professorial * professoriate * professorly * professorshiphorowitzian
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- This is exciting, high-strung, Horowitzian pianism that is tempered by unfailing good taste, tonal subtlety, and a true sense of Lisztian style.
- Empirically, there are very few cases where Horowitzian electoral schemes have been tried, and hardly any where it has achieved the desired results.
