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
Schiller, an MFA graduate of the University of Iowa and now an assistant professor of nonfiction at Texas Tech University, is a fluid writer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Jingqiu Liao is an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Most schools promised terms appropriate for any new assistant professor of English.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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