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

When DI Glyn Walsh returns unexpectedly early from bereavement leave, he and DS Sion Dearden work together to solve the perplexing murder of an esteemed university professor.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 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

Alice Stone Nakhimovsky is a retired university professor who can read Russian and Yiddish and wrote 11 books.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

A university professor has uncovered fresh evidence to support claims Richard III was behind the murder of his nephews at the Tower of London.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2024

Instead of being a forest-insect field researcher, he is now a university professor.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood