academician

Etymology

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

noun

  1. (now chiefly US) A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.
  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

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