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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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Example Sentences

Molly Worthen is an assistant professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Do you know Richard Bargis, assistant professor of philosophy at your alma mater?

Brian E. McGeeney, MD, MPH, is a neurologist and Assistant Professor of Neurology at Boston University School of Medicine.

Gregory Weiner, assistant professor of political science at Assumption College in Worcester, Mass.

“It was exhilarating,” says the University of Wisconsin assistant professor of arts education.

He graduated as a lieutenant in 1852, and for some years was attached to the staff college as an assistant professor.

He was assistant professor at the Sorbonne, and in 1852 he became secretary to the faculty of literature.

Again was Albert sent back to Cologne, and Thomas was made his assistant professor.

He served on topographical duty, and for a few months he was assistant professor at the Academy.

"I believe it is iodine," the assistant professor replied, frigidly.

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