French word

académicien

Pronunciation

IPA/akademisjɛ̃/

Meaning

  • masculine nounacademician

Example

C'est un académicien célèbre.

He is a famous academician.

Illustration for académicien (academician)

More examples

L'académicien s'exprime souvent sur la langue.

The academician often speaks about language.

Core concept

An officially seated member of an academy, contributing to its scholarly or cultural work.

Similar words

professeur: A teacher who works professionally at an educational institution.
chercheur: A specialist whose main professional duty is conducting research.
membre: A person who belongs to an organization or group.

Definition in French

Membre officiel d'une académie — par exemple de l'Académie française — participant aux travaux culturels ou scientifiques de l'institution.

Word origin

Académicien is formed from French académie with the suffix -icien for a person associated with an institution, while académie comes through Latin from Greek Akadēmia.

Usage tips

  • French académicien often means a formal member of an academy, whereas English academic usually means a scholar or university teacher.

Related words

  • académiciennefemale academiciannoun

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