academician UK /əˌka.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/US /ˌæ.kə.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/ noun2 •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.‘Well, after I had been in the room about ten minutes, talking to huge overdressed dowagers and tedious Academicians, I suddenly became conscious that some one was looking at me.’ — 1890 •(US) A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.One can learn more about the nature of our society by sharing in a small way the life of its victims than by interacting intellectually with its privileged academicians. — 1981 formsacademicians