full professor
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of full professor
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
Example Sentences
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The average full professor salary at Harvard in 2026 is $293,619, up 6.4% from last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Bazer is still working as a full professor at Texas A&M University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences and tax law doesn’t require him to take RMDs until he retires later this year.
From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026
Over the course of her career, she published hundreds of scientific papers and became the first woman to be appointed a full professor at Harvard University.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
Baltimore’s discovery was attended by great fanfare and led to his promotion to full professor at MIT.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025
“Everybody says he’s going to be full professor next year.”
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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