academician
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.
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A pioneering academician, Jean Bartunek, R.S.C.J., was one of the first two tenure-track women hired onto the faculty of what was then BC’s School of Management in 1977. She delivered a “last lecture” to mark her reti…
Jean-Ponce-Guillaume Viennet (1777-1868), Deputy, Peer of France and Academician https://www.wikiart.org/en/honore-daumier/jean-ponce-guillaume-viennet-1777-1868-deputy-peer-of-france-and-academician-1833
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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.
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(now, chiefly, US) A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.
Academician means: A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. It is an education-system term, so usage is institutional and routine. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
academician means: A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
“A pioneering academician, Jean Bartunek, R.S.C.J., was one of the first two tenure-track women hired onto the faculty of what was then BC’s School of Management in 1977. She delivered a “last lecture” to mark her retirement from full-time academic work.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Jean-Ponce-Guillaume Viennet (1777-1868), Deputy, Peer of France and Academician https://www.wikiart.org/en/honore-daumier/jean-ponce-guillaume-viennet-1777-1868-deputy-peer-of-france-and-academician-1833”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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