English edit

Etymology edit

French académiste, from académie (academy).

Pronunciation edit

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈkæd.ɪ.mɪst/
  • (file)

Noun edit

academist (plural academists)

  1. An academic philosopher. [First attested in the mid 17th century.][1]
  2. An academician. [First attested in the mid 17th century.][1]
  3. an academic.

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.

Anagrams edit