associate professor

noun

: a member of a college or university faculty who ranks above an assistant professor and below a professor
associate professorship noun

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History Rhymes | Opinion Nicholas Creel is an associate professor of business law at Georgia College & State University. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025 Phillip Reese is a data reporting specialist and an associate professor of journalism at California State University-Sacramento. Kff Health News, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 July 2025 Wen is an emergency physician and adjunct associate professor at George Washington University. Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 3 July 2025 The 340b study also caught the attention of health economist Aparna Soni, an associate professor at IU Indianapolis. Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for associate professor

Word History

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of associate professor was in 1819

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“Associate professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/associate%20professor. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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