academician
See also: Academician
English
Etymology
From academic + -ian (“one skilled in”), partly after French académicien.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /əˌka.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/, /ˌa.kə.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌæ.kə.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/, /əˌkæ.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪʃən
Noun
academician (plural academicians)
- (now chiefly US) A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic. [from 17th c.]
- 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. [from 17th c.]
- 1890, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Vintage 2007, page 9:
- ‘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 2007, page 9:
Synonyms
member of university faculty
- academian
- academic
Derived terms
- academicianship
Related terms
terms related to academician
- academy
- academia
Translations
member of an academy
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collegian
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member faculty
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Romanian
Etymology
From French académicien.
Noun
academician m (plural academicieni, feminine equivalent academiciană)
- academician
Declension
Declension of academician
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) academician | academicianul | (niște) academicieni | academicienii |
genitive/dative | (unui) academician | academicianului | (unor) academicieni | academicienilor |
vocative | academicianule | academicienilor |