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 university professor, who is exempt from the draft, was approached in the street by a man in plain clothes who wanted to check his call-up status.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 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

These messages are deeply troubling, and there is plenty of criticism to heap on Summers, who now holds Harvard’s highest faculty honor as a university professor.

From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2025

He’s nuts\ He swears that his university professor had him locked up.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright