academician

Pronunciation: /ˌæ.kə.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone elected to honorary membership in an academy
  2. noun a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
  3. noun an educator who works at a college or university

Etymology

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

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