Sterling professor

noun

A professor with the highest academic title at Yale University.

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Meanings

nounSterling professor (plural Sterling professors)

plural Sterling professors

  1. A professor with the highest academic title at Yale University.

    Synonyms: distinguished professor

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA professor with the highest academic title at Yale University.

Similar
distinguished professor
Also see
distinguished professor

Origin

Named after John William Sterling (1844–1918), partner in the New York law firm Shearman & Sterling and an 1864 graduate of Yale College, who funded such professorships with a $15-million bequest.

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APA

Sterling professor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sterling%20professor

MLA

“Sterling professor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sterling%20professor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sterling professor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sterling%20professor.

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