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associate professor

noun

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

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Nearby words

assn., assoc., associable, associate, associate of arts, associate professor, associated movement, associated state, associated statehood, association, association area

Origin of associate professor

First recorded in 1815–25

Related forms

associate 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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