full professor

American  

noun

1. professor.

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full professor British  

noun

1. a university teacher of the highest academic rank

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Etymology

Origin of full professor

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Example Sentences

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full professor

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

Back in the U.S., in 1972, Mr. Edwards started teaching at the Livingston College campus of New Jersey’s Rutgers University, where he became a full professor in 1980 and retired 22 years later.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

His postdoctoral student, Huang collaborated in his research on animal viruses, later becoming a full professor at Harvard Medical School.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025

I’m not about to argue with a full professor, but if you ever have a really unbreakable case of insomnia, do yourself a favor and start reading Chapter Three of the uncut version.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman