emeritus
30
8.9
- noun
- /ɪˈmɛrɪtəs/
- Formal
:
emérito
- Professor Smith, an emeritus of the university, continues to mentor students in his field.
- professor emeritus
- president emeritus
- dean emeritus
Examples
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Charles Leonhard is professor emeritus at the University of Illinois in Urbana.
Academic text (1999) -
Edward S. Herman is professor emeritus of finance at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Academic text (1993) -
So that was the emeritus status, but he was still quite active in the department in several different ways.
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The President Emeritus will present the honorary degree.
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I'm a climate scientist, professor emeritus, University of San Francisco.
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Howard M. Sachar is Professor Emeritus of Modern History and International Affairs at George Washington University.
Academic text (2011) -
Herbert I. Schiller is professor emeritus of communication at the University of California, San Diego.
Academic text (1993) -
Tom Everhart is president emeritus at Caltech.
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Robert A. Scalapino is Robson Research Professor of Government Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley.
Academic text (1991) -
Ronald Hamowy is Professor Emeritus of Intellectual History at the University of Alberta.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
1
8.8
A woman who has retired from a professional job and keeps her title as an honor
How Senior
- Formal
30
8.9
∞
3.2
40
3.5
- US
32
3.9
42
3.1
9
7.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Emeritus comes from a Latin word that means 'to earn by service' and shares the same root as English merit. So an emeritus is a retired professor or minister who keeps their title as an honor because they 'earned' it.