assistant professor


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

Origin of assistant professor

1
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Other words from assistant professor

  • assistant professorship, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for assistant professor

assistant professor

noun
  1. US and Canadian a university teacher lower in rank than an associate professor

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