Meanings
academician1
nounacademician (plural academicians)
plural academicians
- USA member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.First known use 17th c.
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 - 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.First known use 17th c.
‘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
Academician2
nounAcademician (plural Academicians)
plural Academicians
- The title for someone who is an academician.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan educator who works at a college or university
Similar
academicfaculty member
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
- Ancient GreekἈκαδημία (Akadēmía)
- Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
- Ancient GreekἈκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)
- Ancient Greekἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós)
- Medieval Latinacadēmicus
- Latinacadēmicu
- Frenchacadémique
- Englishacademic
- Englishacademician
From academic + -ian (“one skilled in”), partly after French académicien.
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Arabic أَكَادِيمِيّ, أَكَادِيمِيَّة
- أَكَادِيمِيّ (ʔakādīmiyy)member of an academy
- أَكَادِيمِيَّة (ʔakādīmiyya)member of an academy
Bulgarian академи́к, академи́чка
- академи́к (akademík)member of an academy
- академи́чка (akademíčka)member of an academy
Catalan acadèmic
- acadèmicmember of an academy
Chinese Mandarin 大學生 /大学生, 院士
- 大學生 /大学生 (dàxuéshēng)collegian
- 院士 (yuànshì)member of an academy
Czech akademik
- akademikmember of an academy
Danish akademiker
- akademikermember of an academy
Dutch academicus, academicus
- academicuscollegian
- academicusmember of an academy
Esperanto akademiano
- akademianomember of an academy
Estonian akadeemik
- akadeemikmember of an academy
Finnish akateemikko, akateemikko
- akateemikkocollegian
- akateemikkomember faculty
- akateemikkomember of an academy
French académicien, académicienne
- académicienmember of an academy
- académiciennemember of an academy
German Akademiker, Akademikerin
- Akademikercollegian
- Akademikerincollegian
- Studentcollegian
- Studentincollegian
- Akademikermember faculty
- Akademikerinmember faculty
- Akademikermember of an academy
- Akademikerinmember of an academy
Greek ακαδημαϊκός
- ακαδημαϊκός (akadimaïkós)member of an academy
Hindi अकदमीशियन
- अकदमीशियन (akadmīśiyan)member of an academy
Hungarian akadémikus
- akadémikusmember of an academy
Indonesian akademikus, akademisi
- akademikusmember of an academy
- akademisimember of an academy
Irish acadamhaí, ball d'acadamh
- acadamhaímember of an academy
- ball d'acadamhmember of an academy
Italian accademico, accademica
- accademicomember of an academy
- accademicamember of an academy
Japanese 学生, 大学生
- 学生 (gakusei)collegian
- 大学生 (gakusei)collegian
- 学徒 (gakuto)collegian
- 学者 (gakusha)member faculty
- アカデミー会員 (akademī kaiin)member of an academy
- アカデミシャン (akademishan)member of an academy
Korean 학술 위원, 아카데미션
- 학술 위원 (haksul wiwon)member of an academy
- 아카데미션 (akademisyeon)member of an academy
Latin acadēmicus
- acadēmicusmember of an academy
Latvian akadēmiķis, akadēmiķe
- akadēmiķismember of an academy
- akadēmiķemember of an academy
Lithuanian akademikas
- akademikasmember of an academy
Norwegian Bokmål akademiker
- akademikermember of an academy
Polish akademik, akademiczka
- akademikmember of an academy
- akademiczkamember of an academy
Portuguese acadêmico
- acadêmicomember of an academy
Romanian academician, academiciană
- academicianmember of an academy
- academicianămember of an academy
Russian студе́нт, студе́нтка
- студе́нт (studént)collegian
- студе́нтка (studéntka)collegian
- преподава́тель (prepodavátelʹ)member faculty
- преподава́тельница (prepodavátelʹnica)member faculty
- профе́ссор (proféssor)member faculty
- акаде́мик (akadémik)member of an academy
Slovak akademik
- akademikmember of an academy
Spanish academista, academista
- academistacollegian
- academistamember faculty
- academistamember of an academy
Swedish akademiker, akademiledamot
- akademikermember of an academy
- akademiledamotmember of an academy
- akademimedlemmember of an academy
Thai นักวิชาการ, นักวิชาการ
- นักวิชาการ (nák-wí-chaa-gaan)collegian
- นักวิชาการ (nák-wí-chaa-gaan)member faculty
- นักวิชาการ (nák-wí-chaa-gaan)member of an academy
Turkish akademisyen
- akademisyenmember of an academy
Ukrainian акаде́мік
- акаде́мік (akadémik)member of an academy
Vietnamese viện sĩ
- viện sĩmember of an academy
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with academician
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APA
academician. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/academician
MLA
“academician.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/academician. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “academician,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/academician.
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