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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Editor’s note: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Kara Alaimo, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024 Javed Ali, associate professor at the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy, said during an appearance on ABC News Live. Melissa Gaffney, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024 Chestnuts are rich in vitamin C, says Dave Bridges, an associate professor of Nutritional Sciences in the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan. Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024 Take Allison Gruber, PhD, an associate professor of kinesiology at Indiana University Bloomington. Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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