A member of an academy, particularly someone who studies art or belongs to an artistic academy.
From academy plus the agent suffix -ian, creating a word meaning 'one who belongs to an academy.' This form is less common than 'academician' but appears in historical texts, especially regarding art academies.
The -ian suffix is used for both membership (Parisian, Christian) and profession (physician, musician), so 'academian' technically means an academy member, but 'academician' largely replaced it because it felt grander and more official.
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