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associate professor


associate professor

noun

: a teacher at a U.S. college or university who has a rank above an assistant professor and below a full professor

Full Definition of ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

:  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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First Known Use of ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

1819

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