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academician en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əˌkæ.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/ (US)
• /əˌka.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/ (UK)
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• /ˌæ.kə.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/ (US)
• /ˌa.kə.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος (Akádēmos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος (Akádēmos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -εια (-eia) Ancient Greek Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia) ▲ Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós)der. Medieval Latin acadēmicusder. ▲ Latin acadēmicusbor. French académiqueder. English academic Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English academician From academic + -ian (“one skilled in”), partly after French académicien.

Meanings

1. (US) 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. 1981 December 27, Dave Dellinger, quotee, Gay Community News, volume 9, number 23, page 19:
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.
   • ‘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.’ 1890, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Vintage, published 2007, page 9:

Forms

Deriveds

academicianship

Relateds

academy · academia

Synonyms

academic (member of university faculty) · academian (member of university faculty)

Translations (87)

pl akademiczka (member of an academy) · es academista (collegian) · pt acadêmico (member of an academy) · ja 学者 (member faculty) · es academista (member faculty) · et akadeemik (member of an academy) · de Studentin (collegian) · ga acadamhaí (member of an academy) · ar أَكَادِيمِيَّة (member of an academy) · da akademiker (member of an academy) · bg академи́к (member of an academy) · de Akademiker (member faculty) · id akademisi (member of an academy) · hy ակադեմիկոս (member of an academy) · ca acadèmic (member of an academy) · th นักวิชาการ (member of an academy) · fi akateemikko (member faculty) · fr académicien (member of an academy) · ja アカデミー会員 (member of an academy) · lv akadēmiķis (member of an academy) · eo akademiano (member of an academy) · ga ball d'acadamh (member of an academy) · sk akademik (member of an academy) · sh акадѐмик (member of an academy) · it accademica (member of an academy) · ru студе́нт (collegian) · es academista (member of an academy) · sh akadèmik (member of an academy) · ko 학술 위원 (member of an academy) · de Akademiker (member of an academy) · cs akademik (member of an academy) · tg академик (member of an academy) · hu akadémikus (member of an academy) · cmn 院士 (member of an academy) · el ακαδημαϊκός (member of an academy) · ko 아카데미션 (member of an academy) · sl akademik (member of an academy) · ro academiciană (member of an academy) · hi अकदमीशियन (member of an academy) · sv akademimedlem (member of an academy) · de Akademiker (collegian) · ja 大学生 (collegian) · bg академи́чка (member of an academy) · kk академик (member of an academy) · az akademik (member of an academy) · sv akademiker (member of an academy) · pl akademik (member of an academy) · id akademikus (member of an academy) · ja 学徒 (collegian) · uz akademik (member of an academy) · ja 学生 (collegian) · la acadēmicus (member of an academy) · ru преподава́тель (member faculty) · lv akadēmiķe (member of an academy) · th นักวิชาการ (collegian) · ar أَكَادِيمِيّ (member of an academy) · ja アカデミシャン (member of an academy) · fi akateemikko (member of an academy) · ro academician (member of an academy) · mk акаде́мик (member of an academy) · sq akademik (member of an academy) · nl academicus (member of an academy) · ky академик (member of an academy) · cmn 大學生 /大学生 (collegian) · lt akademikas (member of an academy) · fi akateemikko (collegian) · th นักวิชาการ (member faculty) · de Akademikerin (member of an academy) · ru преподава́тельница (member faculty) · uk акаде́мік (member of an academy) · sv akademiledamot (member of an academy) · nb akademiker (member of an academy) · io akademiano (member of an academy) · nrf académicien (member of an academy) · ru студе́нтка (collegian) · be акадэ́мік (member of an academy) · de Student (collegian) · ru профе́ссор (member faculty) · it accademico (member of an academy) · de Akademikerin (member faculty) · nl academicus (collegian) · fr académicienne (member of an academy) · ka აკადემიკოსი (member of an academy) · tr akademisyen (member of an academy) · de Akademikerin (collegian) · vi viện sĩ (member of an academy) · ru акаде́мик (member of an academy)