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