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Definition of absent-minded professor in English English dictionary
- absent-minded professor
- A person who tends to be oblivious to reality
- absent-minded professor
- A stereotypical fictional character whose focus on academic matters leads them to ignore or forget their surroundings
Even when the absent-minded professor comes in and says he wants a book he saw noticed a few weeks ago, he has forgotten the author's name and can't recall the title, but he is sure it is a good book because the Nation or the Saturday Review, he really can't remember which, said so, try to find out what he wants and get it for him.
- absent-minded professors
- plural form of absent-minded professor
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