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

Ramirez, a Boston University professor, is friendly, earnest and keeps a giant inflatable T-rex named Henry in his office.

From Los Angeles Times

Marsh, a university professor, couldn’t have pulled that off when she lived in Baltimore and flew out of BWI and Washington Dulles.

From The Wall Street Journal

To analyze audio recordings of the shooting, the Journal consulted independent experts to review and verify an audio-forensic analysis conducted by Robert Maher, a Montana State University professor who was commissioned by the Spivey family’s legal team.

From The Wall Street Journal

One male university professor told her: "it could have been me!"

From BBC

Sheila Olmstead, a Cornell University professor who specializes in the economic impact of environmental policies, puts the cost at more than $100 billion over 10 years, while the Carbon Capture Coalition estimates taxpayers could spend between $14 billion and $17 billion on the credits over the same period.

From MarketWatch