Pracademic

Origin

A portmanteau of practitioner and academic. The earliest reference may have been identified by a subscriber to Worldwide Words in 1973.

Full definition of pracademic

Noun

1. Someone who is both an academic and an active practitioner in their subject area.The life and times of pracademics

Adjective

1. Pertaining to a type of teaching style for entrepreneursI earned a pracademic degree.The Pracademic Curve