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

Simulating a lifeless Earth The simulation builds on an earlier model developed in the laboratory of Rory Barnes, an associate professor of astronomy at the University of Washington. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

Retired military pilot and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University associate professor Keith Cianfrani said pilots are taught another cardinal rule early on. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

Phark is an associate professor of clinical dentistry at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of University of Southern California. — Rachel Carlson, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026

Robert Joslin, an associate professor at Embry-Riddle University, said Filgueiras would not have been flying at the time of the crash, assuming the voice is hers. — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 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