associate professor

noun

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

Origin of associate professor

First recorded in 1815–25

Related formsassociate professorship, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for associate professor

associate professor

noun

(in the US and Canada) a university teacher lower in rank than a full professor but higher than an assistant professor

(in New Zealand) a senior lecturer holding the rank below professor

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