assistant professor

noun

a teacher in a college or university who ranks above an instructor and below an associate professor.

Origin of assistant professor

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Related formsassistant professorship, noun

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I learned afterwards that he was a fine young fellow, and Assistant-Professor in one of the Universities.
The Eruption of Vesuvius in 1872
Luigi Palmieri

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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