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.

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Meanings

nounadjunct professor (plural adjunct professors)

plural adjunct professors

  1. USeducationA 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.

Translations

Catalan professor adjunt, professora adjunta
  • professor adjuntcollege professor
  • professora adjuntacollege professor
French enseignant vacataire, enseignante vacataire
  • enseignant vacatairecollege professor
  • enseignante vacatairecollege professor
German Titularprofessor, Titularprofessorin
  • Titularprofessorcollege professor
  • Titularprofessorincollege professor
  • Adjunktcollege professor
  • Adjunktincollege professor
Icelandic aðjunkt
  • aðjunktcollege professor
Lithuanian adjunktas
  • adjunktascollege professor
Polish adiunkt, adiunktka
  • adiunktcollege professor
  • adiunktkacollege professor
Russian адъю́нкт
  • адъю́нкт (adʺjúnkt)college professor
Spanish profesor adjunto, profesora adjunta
  • profesor adjuntocollege professor
  • profesora adjuntacollege professor
Swedish adjungerad professor
  • adjungerad professorcollege professor
Ukrainian ад'ю́нкт
  • ад'ю́нкт (adʺjúnkt)college professor
Cite this entry
APA

adjunct professor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adjunct%20professor

MLA

“adjunct professor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adjunct%20professor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adjunct professor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adjunct%20professor.

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