associate professor

American  

noun

1. a teacher in a college or university who ranks above an assistant professor and below a professor.

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associate professor British  

noun

1. (in the US and Canada) a university teacher lower in rank than a full professor but higher than an assistant professor

2. (in New Zealand) a senior lecturer holding the rank below professor

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Other Word Forms

• associate professorship
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of associate professor

First recorded in 1815–25

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Example Sentences

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associate professor

In June, Nicolas Papernot, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Toronto, led a team that built a prototype AI worm using freely available AI models.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

"No studies have really looked into polyethylene's effect on liver health, and it's the most widely produced plastic," said Dr. Adi Joshi, associate professor in VMBS' Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

"Once the public has stopped trusting you, it's kind of a downward spiral," says associate professor Alison Taylor of New York University's Stern School of Business.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Donkeys are very strong animals; they bite, they kick,” said associate professor Marko Spasojevic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Panofsky, who had risen precociously in his two years at Berkeley to the rank of associate professor, detested the very idea of the oath, but signed— “reluctantly,” as he put it later.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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