academician

UK /əˌka.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/ US /ˌæ.kə.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/

noun 3

Definitions

noun

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

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.

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.

‘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.’

noun

The title for someone who is an academician.

Collocations

ADJ.

brilliant, notorious

ACADEMICIAN + NOUN

precision, years

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an educator who works at a college or university

academic

noun — a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

schoolman

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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.

Wiktionary

‘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.’

Wiktionary

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

Tatoeba · #13557514

As an academician, she valued precision.

Tatoeba · #13557515

The academician spent years studying a single obscure poet from the 14th century.

Tatoeba · #13557516

Though brilliant, the academician was notorious for his lack of practical sense.

Tatoeba · #13557626

Usage Notes

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