academician
Elected scholarly expert
An academician is a member of an academy, particularly a prestigious learned society like the French Academy or the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The term carries more weight in European and international contexts than in American English, where it can simply mean an academic—someone who works in higher education or scholarly research.
The academicians voted to admit three new members.
Man or companion
- laureateCelebrated achievement recipient
- memberOne who belongs
- inducteeOne formally admitted
- electeeChosen by ballot
associate · correspondent · honoree · emeritus · chair · president · secretary · council
Notable and respected
- eminentHigh in rank, respected
- renownedWidely known and esteemed
- esteemedGreatly respected, admired
- illustriousWidely admired for achievements
venerable · decorated · celebrated · prominent · notable · respected · revered · honored
Establish or scholarly organization
- Royal SocietyUK's national science academy
- Académie françaiseFrench language regulatory institution
- learned societyScholarly organization of experts
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
chair · endowment · college · faculty · department · tenure · emeritus · convocation
Senior university teacher
- researcherOne who studies systematically
- fellowMan or companion
- savantPerson of profound learning
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
historian · philosopher · theorist · sociologist · linguist · mathematician · physicist · chemist
Expert in one field
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- expertHighly skilled practitioner
- punditProfessional opinion-giver
- masterAuthority or controller
proficiency · specialization · erudition · scholarship · mastery · knowledge · competence · connoisseur
fellow
Man or companion
electee · associate · correspondent · honoree · emeritus · chair · president · secretary · council · nomination
distinguished
Notable and respected
illustrious · venerable · decorated · celebrated · prominent · notable · respected · revered · honored · acclaimed
institute
Establish or scholarly organization
- Royal SocietyUK's national science academy
- Académie françaiseFrench language regulatory institution
- learned societyScholarly organization of experts
fellowship · chair · endowment · college · faculty · department · tenure · emeritus · convocation
professor
Senior university teacher
- researcherOne who studies systematically
- fellowMan or companion
- savantPerson of profound learning
intellectual · historian · philosopher · theorist · sociologist · linguist · mathematician · physicist · chemist · biologist
specialist
Expert in one field
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- expertHighly skilled practitioner
- punditProfessional opinion-giver
master · proficiency · specialization · erudition · scholarship · mastery · knowledge · competence · connoisseur · doyen
academicianignoramus
Profoundly uninformed person
dunce · imbecile · simpleton · fool · illiterate
academicianautodidact
One who teaches themselves
amateur · layperson · layman · dilettante · outsider
academicianpractitioner
One who works regularly
man of action · tradesman · craftsman · artisan · doer