assistant professor
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of assistant professor
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Example Sentences
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The episode draws on Amicus’ interview with Cherneff, a lawyer and visiting assistant professor at the University of Minnesota Law School.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
"This is a crusade," says Georgios Samaras, an assistant professor of public policy at King's College London who studies the European and US far right.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Hugo Ulloa is an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science in Penn Arts & Sciences.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
After a fire, heavy metal particles can spread through ash and smoke over gardens and inhibit growth, said Olukayode Jegede, an agricultural toxicologist and assistant professor at UC Davis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Ashoke has been hired as an assistant professor of electrical engineering at the university.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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