associate professor

noun

: a member of a college or university faculty who ranks above an assistant professor and below a professor
associate professorship noun

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There are regulations around laboratory safety, biological research, genetic modifications and work with dangerous pathogens, says Filippa Lentzos, an associate professor who studies biosecurity at King’s College London. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026 Jason Walker, an associate professor of industrial-organizational and applied psychology at Adler University, saw the situation as problematic for the CEO. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026 That was disappointing to see for Sophia Choukas-Bradley, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 Florida International University associate professor Natalia Soares Quinete and her graduate student Carolina Cuchimaque Lugo found that 80 to 95% of samples in Miami-Dade exceed those regulatory limits. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for associate professor

Word History

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of associate professor was in 1819

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