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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But not all foods that fit the definition of ultra-processed are unhealthy, says Julia Wolfson, an associate professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Maria Godoy, NPR, 10 Nov. 2025 Mark Shepard, associate professor at Harvard Kennedy School of Government, told that the deal probably means the ACA subsidies will expire in January. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025 To find out how this transition will play out and what is at stake, Scientific American spoke with Michael McCormick, an associate professor at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University, program coordinator of its Air Traffic Management program and a former air-traffic controller. Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2025 Fabrice Cavarretta, associate professor of management at ESSEC Business School isn’t totally convinced. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Nov. 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 Nov. 2025.

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