Academician

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /əˌka.dəˈmɪ.ʃnÌ©/, /ËŒa.kÉ™.dəˈmɪ.ʃnÌ©/
• US IPA: /ˌæ.kÉ™.dəˈmɪ.ʃnÌ©/, /əˌkæ.dəˈmɪ.ʃnÌ©/
• Rhymes: -ɪʃən

Origin

From academic + -ian("one skilled in"), partly after French académicien.

Full definition of academician

Noun

1. (now chiefly US) A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic. from 17th c.
2. 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.
• 1890, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Vintage 2007, p. 9:‘Well, after I had been in the room about ten minutes, talking to huge overdressed dowagers and tedious Academicians, I suddenly became conscious that some one was looking at me.’

Synonyms

Derived terms

• academicianship

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