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noun
a teacher in a college or university who ranks above an instructor and below an associate professor.
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Origin of assistant professor
An Americanism dating back to 1850ā55
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British Dictionary definitions for assistant professor
assistant professor
noun
US and Canadian a university teacher lower in rank than an associate professor
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