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

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How this showdown plays out will affect not only Anthropic’s booming business but also the way tech titans and other corporations work with an administration known for lashing out at resisters, said Alan Rozenshtein, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota Law School. Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026 Copyright © 2026 by Daniel Rood Daniel Rood is an associate professor of history at the University of Georgia specializing in the history of Atlantic slavery. Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026 Michael Sury, associate professor of finance at the University of Texas at Austin, said wealth is less about income and more about assets. Data Reporter, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026 But Shelley resonates just as intensely, said Catherine Belling, an associate professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for associate professor

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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 24 Mar. 2026.

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