Academian

Academian is a rarely used English term. It may function as a noun meaning a person connected with an academy or as an adjective relating to the academy or scholarly life. In contemporary English, the more common terms are academic, for a scholar or the realm of scholarship, and academician, for a member of an academy such as a learned society. Academian is often treated as archaic or a less common variant.

Etymology: The form derives from the word academy and the suffix -ian, ultimately tracing to Latin acadēmia and Greek Akadēmía.

Usage notes: As a noun, academian could designate a scholar or a member of an academy in some texts, but this sense is seldom used today. As an adjective, it may be used to mean “of the academy” or “scholarly,” but that usage is uncommon and may be considered outdated or ambiguous.

In modern writing, it is generally advisable to use “academic” or “academician” to avoid confusion. The term may appear in historical texts, translations, or certain regional varieties, but it is not standard in current English practice.

See also: academic, academician.