ACADEMICIAN

academician, academic, faculty member

(noun) an educator who works at a college or university

academician, schoolman

(noun) a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

academician

(noun) someone elected to honorary membership in an academy

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

academician (plural academicians)

(now, chiefly, US) A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic. [from 17th c.]

A member or follower of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, such as the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of Arts. [from 17th c.]

Synonyms

• academian

• academic

Noun

Academician (plural Academicians)

The title for someone who is an academician.

Source: Wiktionary


Ac`a*de*mi"cian (#; 277), n. Etym: [F. académicien. See Academy.]

1. A member of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, as of the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of arts.

2. A collegian. [R.] Chesterfield.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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