academician
Americannoun
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a member of an association or institution for the advancement of arts, sciences, or letters.
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a follower or promoter of the traditional trends in philosophy, art, or literature.
Reforms were instituted over the protests of the academicians.
noun
Other Word Forms
- nonacademician noun
Etymology
Origin of academician
1740–50; < French académicien, equivalent to académic- academic + -ien -ian
Example Sentences
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The Sacklers were aided by a lot of historians and academicians who put forth revisionist arguments in favor of rehabilitating opioids.
From Los Angeles Times
“The most essential and profound ingredient of a university is its qualified faculty and academicians,” says Ali Akbar Salehi, a nuclear scientist at Sharif and former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.
From Science Magazine
The 55-year-old nationalist politician, considered an outsider in the presidential race, is a former academician and expert on Russia and the Caucasus region.
From Washington Times
Last week, the Indian government defended its decision in court, saying that the academician had been placed in the "highest category of blacklisting" based on "sufficient material" against him.
From BBC
One academician, biologist Eugene Koonin at the US National Center for Biotechnology Information in Bethesda, Maryland, has resigned his foreign membership citing the inaction of the academy’s leadership.
From Scientific American
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