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

“We find that lawmakers who later ascend to leadership positions perform similarly to matched peers beforehand, but outperform them by 47 percentage points annually after ascension,” finds the study circulated by the National Bureau of Economic Research from Shang-Jin Wei, a Columbia University professor, and Yifan Zhou of Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University.

From MarketWatch

“He had the chutzpah to actually do something spectacular, which certain people find attractive and courageous,” said Jeff Goodwin, a New York University professor who studies social movements.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Alexander Laskin, a Quinnipiac University professor who focuses on public and investor relations, took a more negative view of Apple’s buyback strategy.

From MarketWatch

But Alexander Laskin, a Quinnipiac University professor who focuses on public and investor relations, took a more negative view of Apple’s buyback strategy.

From MarketWatch

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