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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 1850–55

OTHER WORDS FROM assistant professor

assistant professorship, noun
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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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