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associate professor

noun

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


associate professor

noun

  1. (in the US and Canada) a university teacher lower in rank than a full professor but higher than an assistant professor
  2. (in New Zealand) a senior lecturer holding the rank below professor


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Other Words From

  • associate professorship noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of associate professor1

First recorded in 1815–25

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