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academic

[ak-uh-dem-ik] / ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪk /


NOUN
scholar or university/college teacher
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Later, she babysat and washed dishes for an academic couple in exchange for room and board.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet some of Epstein’s deepest ties were with America’s most distinguished academics, cultivated over years through financial support, shared interests and hospitality at his glittering properties.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the six months since, his wife, Stephanie, a 42-year-old academic adviser in the U.S., has found work selling Lisbon real estate to incoming Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal

Carvalho is credited in the Miami-Dade district with providing stable leadership and improved academic performance and creating special programs that offer more schooling choices for parents.

From Los Angeles Times

Both approaches miss what is at stake: academic integrity and the replacement of human interaction with machine interaction.

From The Wall Street Journal