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noun

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

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Origin of associate professor

First recorded in 1815–25

OTHER WORDS FROM associate professor

associate professorship, noun

Words nearby associate professor

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How to use associate professor in a sentence

Joel Christian Gill is a cartoonist, historian, and associate professor of illustration at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
The story of vaccines in America starts with an enslaved African man|Joel Christian Gill|February 12, 2021|Vox
Bobby Fokidis, an associate professor of biology at Rollins College in Orlando, focuses on how urban environments affect bird health, as well as the link between stress and disease in songbirds.
Your dirty bird feeder could be spreading disease|Melissa Hart|February 9, 2021|Washington Post
Melissa Mazmanian, an associate professor at the University of California, Irvine with joint appointments in computer science and organization and management, offered an alternate theory.
The key to fixing work is culture, not digital tools|Nicolás Rivero|February 7, 2021|Quartz
A nomination is legitimate if you get the associate professor of history at Your Town State University to send a similar letter.
You, too, can become a Nobel Peace Prize nominee|Philip Bump|February 1, 2021|Washington Post

“The pandemic has severely disrupted travel agencies,” says Fred Becker, an associate professor of hospitality management at York College of Pennsylvania.
How to find a travel adviser amid the pandemic|Christopher Elliott|January 27, 2021|Washington Post
Professor Penelope Leach told The Daily Beast it was ludicrous to monitor young children in that way.
Britain May Spy on Preschoolers Searching for Potential Jihadis|Nico Hines|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Shakespeare,” said Professor Watson, “wrote a story for each of us and in them we can hear what we want.
Biking With the Bard|Kara Cutruzzula|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A former superintendent of Milwaukee schools, he is now a Distinguished Professor of Education at Marquette University.
Dr. Howard Fuller's Injustice Education|Campbell Brown|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Harvard-educated poet and professor, Linsker was arrested early Sunday morning and released without bail later that day.
The High-Priced Union Rep Charged With Attacking a Cop|Jacob Siegel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Surenos are told when to workout, who to associate with and how to distribute any funds they make from illegal activity.
The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs|Seth Ferranti|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
More soldiers crowded into the cave and Professor-Commander Krafft came in behind them.
Sense of Obligation|Henry Maxwell Dempsey (AKA Harry Harrison)
The reason we associate rhythm with the significance of time is that rhythm is a measurer of time.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
John Alphonsus Turretini died; professor of ecclesiastical history at Geneva, distinguished for his learning.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Dr. Adam Weishaupt, professor of canon law at Ingolstadt, founded the secret society of the illuminati.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Then my luck changed and I found myself under one of the very greatest teachers of his time, Professor Huxley.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

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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