academician Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Ac`a*de*mi"cian noun
Etymology
F. académicien. See Academy.
Definitions
  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.
  2. A collegian. R. Chesterfield.

Webster 1913