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assistant professor

noun

  1. a teacher in a college or university who ranks above an instructor and below an associate professor.

assistant professor

noun

  1. a university teacher lower in rank than an associate professor

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Other Words From

  • assistant professorship noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of assistant professor1

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

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