ACADEMICIAN

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does academician mean? 

• ACADEMICIAN (noun)
  The noun ACADEMICIAN has 3 senses:

1. someone elected to honorary membership in an academy
2. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
3. an educator who works at a college or university

  Familiarity information: ACADEMICIAN used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACADEMICIAN (noun)

Meaning:

Someone elected to honorary membership in an academy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("academician" is a kind of...):

honoree (a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments)

Holonyms ("academician" is a member of...):

academy; honorary society (an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature)

Meaning:

A scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

academician; schoolman

Hypernyms ("academician" is a kind of...):

bookman; scholar; scholarly person; student (a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines)

Meaning:

An educator who works at a college or university

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

academic; faculty member; academician

Hypernyms ("academician" is a kind of...):

educator; pedagog; pedagogue (someone who educates young people)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "academician"):

prof; professor (someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university)