Definition of ACADEMICIAN

academician

Meanings

Plural: academicians

Noun

  • someone elected to honorary membership in an academy
  • a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
  • an educator who works at a college or university
  • A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

academian, academic, faculty member, schoolman

Scrabble Score: 18

academician is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
academician is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
academician is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

academician is a valid Words With Friends word