[syn: academician, academic, faculty member]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Academician \Ac`a*de*mi"cian\ (#; 277), n. [F. acad['e]micien.
See Academy.]
1. A member of an academy, or society for promoting science,
art, or literature, as of the French Academy, or the Royal
Academy of arts.
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2. A collegian. [R.] --Chesterfield.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
academician
n 1: someone elected to honorary membership in an academy
2: a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation [syn:
academician, schoolman]
3: an educator who works at a college or university [syn:
academician, academic, faculty member]