associate professor

associate professor Word Origin noun

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

Origin of associate professor First recorded in 1815–25 Related formsassociate professorship, noun British Dictionary definitions for associate professor associate professor noun

1. (in the US and Canada) a university teacher lower in rank than a full professor but higher than an assistant professor
2. (in New Zealand) a senior lecturer holding the rank below professor