university professor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of university professor
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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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
Summers holds Harvard’s highest faculty distinction as a university professor and has taught at the school for years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
Siddiq's father was a university professor in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, and her mother was given political asylum in the UK as the teenage sister of Sheikh Hasina.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2024
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
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