associate professor

noun

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

associate professorship noun

Examples of associate professor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Texas weather watches and warnings Nicole Fallert The GOP runoff is a significant turning point in the party's road toward the November midterms, says Blake Farrar, associate professor of Political Science at Texas State University. —Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 26 May 2026

The study was conducted by Jyoti Mishra, an associate professor of psychiatry at the UCSD School of Medicine, and her team. —Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026

David Loranger, an associate professor of fashion marketing and merchandising at Sacred Heart University, believes the brand underestimated young consumers’ political awareness and the strength of their beliefs. —Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 26 May 2026

The survey had some limitations, says David Goldberg, an associate professor at San Diego State University, part of the CSU, and one of the survey authors. —Lee V. Gaines, NPR, 25 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for associate professor

• aggressor
• assessor
• compressor
• confessor
• depressor
• hairdresser
• necessar
• oppressor
• possessor
• processor
• repressor
• successor