subprofessor
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a word derived from
professor.
professornouna teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university, who has been awarded the title Professor in a particular branch of learning; a full professor.
Example Sentences
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A child prodigy, Curzon became a subprofessor at the Royal Academy of Music when he was 19.
From Time Magazine Archive
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And all the more so," said Lichonin, letting the subprofessor pass ahead; "all the more so, since this house guards within it so many historical traditions.
From Yama: the pit by Bernard Guilbert Guerney