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associate professor

associate professor

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

Origin:
1815–25

associate professorship, noun
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associate professor
 
n
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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