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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These facts led Shiqi Zhang, an associate professor at Binghamton University, to investigate an alternative. New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2026 Because the surcharge is percentage-based, consumers could see higher handling fees for bulky or heavy goods specifically, said Savannah Wei Shi, associate professor of marketing at Santa Clara University. Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 Lambrakos is also an associate professor of clinical medicine at the Miller School of Medicine. Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026 For three years after the outbreak, Mitani and his collaborator, Aaron Sandel, an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Texas, documented the collapsing social bonds between the sets of chimps. Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 Apr. 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 15 Apr. 2026.

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