emeritus

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English - Turkish
emekli
memuriyet unvanını muhafaza eden emekli
{s} emeritus (emekli bir üniversite öğretim görevlisine verilen unvan)

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emeritus professor
emeritus profesör
emeriti
yaşlı profesör
English - English
A person retired in this sense (feminine form emerita)

Oh, you veteran crime reporter, you grave old usher, you once popular policeman, now in solitary confinement after gracing that school crossing for years, you wretched emeritus read to by a boy! — Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita (1955).

retired, but retaining an honorific version of previous title; especially used with professor
retired from active service but retained to an honorary position
honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus'; `retired from assigned duties' need not imply that one is inactive
A term used to formally designate someone as no longer active, but still entitled to all of the rights and privileges of the position For example, an ASF member who hasn't attended any membership meetings for a long time is declared emeritus; someone who no longer has time to work on a particular project may declare itself emeritus Emeritus status indicates interest but not activity, as opposed to having resigned
Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on account of age, infirmity, or long and faithful services; said of an officer of a college or pastor of a church
{s} (Latin) honorably discharged from a profession but retaining one's former job title (such as a professor emeritus), honorably retired or discharged from active assigned duties but retaining one's title of office (such as a prime minister, etc.)
(APM 120)
A veteran who has honorably completed his service
(APM - 120)
{i} (Latin) person who retired from his position or profession but retains his former professional title (emeritus professor, emeritus minister)
a nonvoting member of the Idaho State Bar licensed under terms and conditions of IBCR 223 with a limited license to represent clients on a pro bono basis under the supervision of an approved legal assistance organization
Emeritus is used with a professional title to indicate that the person bearing it has retired but keeps the title as an honour. emeritus professor of physics He will continue as chairman emeritus. emeritus professor/director etc professor/director etc emeritus a professor, director etc who is no longer working but has kept his or her previous job title as an honour (past participle of emereri )

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emeritus professor
{i} honorably retired professor who retains his/her former job title
professor emeritus
professor who has retired but who still holds his rank and title
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