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adjunct professor

adjunct professor noun: a college professor who is employed part-time or for a limited time, is junior to a full professor, or is otherwise not eligible for tenure.

Noun

adjunct professor (plural adjunct professors)

  1. (US) A college professor who is employed part-time or for a limited time, is junior to a full professor, or is otherwise not eligible for tenure.

Forms of adjunct professor

pluraladjunct professors

Questions about adjunct professor

What does adjunct professor mean?
Adjunct professor means a college professor who is employed part-time or for a limited time, is junior to a full professor, or is otherwise not eligible for tenure.
What part of speech is adjunct professor?
Adjunct professor is a noun.
What is the plural of adjunct professor?
The plural of adjunct professor is adjunct professors.

Words near adjunct professor in the dictionary

  1. adjugates
  2. adjugating
  3. adjument
  4. adjuments
  5. adjunct
  6. adjunct professor
  7. adjunct professors
  8. adjunct treatment
  9. adjunct treatments
  10. adjuncted
  11. adjuncthood

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