teaching assistant
noun
a graduate student in a college or university who is the recipient of a teaching fellowship. TA
teaching assistantship
-
a word derived from
teaching assistant.
Example Sentences
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The chair of OU’s history department knew his former adviser at Grinnell, Cole says, and offered him a full scholarship and a teaching assistantship.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 29, 2015
World War II and the draft were creating academic opportunities for women; to her delight, Dr. Yalow was awarded a teaching assistantship at the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2011
He had just been promised a teaching assistantship for the spring semester, and he had been in the mood for a celebration.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
