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Noun: academician  ,a-ku-du'mi-sh(u)n or u,ka-du'mi-sh(u)n
  1. An educator who works at a college or university
    "The academician published several papers in peer-reviewed journals";
    - academic, faculty member
     
  2. A scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
    "The medieval academician engaged in lengthy debates on theological matters"
     
  3. Someone elected to honorary membership in an academy
    "The renowned scientist was proud to be named an academician of the National Academy of Sciences"

Derived forms: academicians

Type of: educator, honoree [US], honouree [Brit, Cdn], pedagog [US], pedagogue, scholar, scholarly person

Part of: academy, honorary society

Encyclopedia: Academician