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academist

/əˈkæd.ɪ.mɪst/

academist noun: an academic philosopher.

Noun

academist (plural academists)

  1. An academic philosopher.
  2. An academician.
  3. an academic.

Forms of academist

pluralacademists

Origin of academist

From French académiste, from académie (“academy”).

Questions about academist

What does academist mean?
Academist means an academic philosopher.
What part of speech is academist?
Academist is a noun.
How do you pronounce academist?
Academist is pronounced /əˈkæd.ɪ.mɪst/ (US).
What is the plural of academist?
The plural of academist is academists.

Words near academist in the dictionary

  1. academised
  2. academises
  3. academising
  4. academism
  5. academisms
  6. academist
  7. academists
  8. academite
  9. academites
  10. academization
  11. academizations

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