academic:

(plural: ‘academics‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘c’ said with a ‘k’ sound as in “king”)

an academic

a member of a college or university whose job is to teach; an academician;

any educated person who knows much about education, knowledge and wisdom,

 

e.g.

The Jones are a family of academics: Mr Jones is a Ph.D. and is a professor at a university; Mrs Jones is a post-graduate and is a lecturer at a local college; Miss Jones is a psychologist and Master Jones is a doctor!

Note: ‘Academic’ is more commonly used as an adjective to refer to something relating to education, e.g. ‘academic qualification’, ‘academic performance’, ‘academic ability’, ‘academic argument’, etc.


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