assistant professor

assistant professor ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. a teacher in a college or university who ranks above an instructor and below an associate professor.

Origin of assistant professor An Americanism dating back to 1850–55 Related formsassistant professorship, noun Examples from the Web for assistant professor Historical Examples of assistant professor

I learned afterwards that he was a fine young fellow, and Assistant-Professor in one of the Universities.

The Eruption of Vesuvius in 1872

Luigi Palmieri

British Dictionary definitions for assistant professor assistant professor noun

1. US and Canadian a university teacher lower in rank than an associate professor