university professor

American  

noun

1. a professor entitled to teach courses in more than one field or discipline at a university.

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Etymology

Origin of university professor

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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university professor

The company allegedly paid a university professor to pose as a researcher interested in a company’s memory devices, when the real purpose was to obtain a chip so Huawei could copy it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

“Fabulous,” concluded Álvaro Muñoz, 41 a university professor from Colombia, after viewing the paintings of Kahlo and others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Sato is a former university professor and an expert in finance and economics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Mr El-Astal said his father, a university professor, had lost a lot of weight and "looks like he's aged about 20 years".

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

One example is Miki Kiyoshi, a philosopher, scholar, and university professor who was active in the anti-fascist movement in Japan.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly