full professor
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of full professor
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
Example Sentences
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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
It is just one of many alleged transgressions by Hofman, a full professor and former dean of Leiden’s archaeology faculty, and Hoogland, formerly a senior lecturer there.
From Science Magazine ● May 19, 2024
Seaborg had accepted an appointment at Berkeley as a full professor, with the authority to hire four assistant and associate professors and twelve salaried graduate fellows.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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