noun / adjective
associate
Holding a professional rank below a senior or full member.
An associate professor leads the seminar while the department chair is away.
Etymology
Latin associare meant to join as a companion. A professional associate is joined to an organization or senior colleague, with the title specifying a rank short of full or senior status.
More examples
- The firm hired three new associates this summer.
- She was promoted from assistant professor to associate professor.
- The journal's associate editor reviewed the submitted article.
Forms
associate · associates