Definitions for academicianˌæk ə dəˈmɪʃ ən, əˌkæd ə-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ac•a•de•mi•cianˌæk ə dəˈmɪʃ ən, əˌkæd ə-(n.)

  1. a member of an association or institution for the advancement of arts, sciences, or letters.

    Category: Education

  2. a follower or promoter of traditional rules or trends in philosophy, art, or literature.

    Category: Fine Arts, Literature

Origin of academician:

1740–50; < F académicien

Princeton's WordNet

  1. academician(noun)

    someone elected to honorary membership in an academy

  2. academician, schoolman(noun)

    a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

  3. academician, academic, faculty member(noun)

    an educator who works at a college or university

Wiktionary

  1. academician(Noun)

    A member or follower of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, as of the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of Arts.

  2. academician(Noun)

    A collegian - Chesterfield

  3. academician(Noun)

    A member of the faculty of a college or university.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Academician(noun)

    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. Academician(noun)

    a collegian


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