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
Evidence for white dwarf kicks comes from research led by Kareem El-Badry, an assistant professor of astronomy at Caltech.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 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
He knew about Nigerians, he told her, he was an assistant professor at Yale, and although his interest was mostly in southern Africa, how could he not know about Nigerians when they were everywhere?
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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