academician

Noun
Synonyms: schoolmanacademicfaculty member

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. someone elected to honorary membership in an academy
  2. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputationSynonyms: schoolman
  3. an educator who works at a college or universitySynonyms: academicfaculty member
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

2.A collegian. [R.] --Chesterfield. [1913 Webster]

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