academician

CEFRC2

/əˌka.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who teaches or researches at a university.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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.

Examples

  • The academician delivered a lecture so dense that even his peers struggled to follow it.

  • As an academician, she valued precision.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˌa.kə.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/
  • /ˌæ.kə.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The title for someone who is an academician.

  2. A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.

More examples

In context

  • One can learn more about the nature of our society by sharing in a small way the life of its victims than by interacting intellectually with its privileged academicians.

  • ‘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

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Origin

noun

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