academician
5 syllablesacademic → academician
A member of an academy or a scholar.
“The academician gave a lecture.”
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15 classroom words with their roots, meanings and example sentences.
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academic → academician
A member of an academy or a scholar.
“The academician gave a lecture.”
beauty → beautician
A person who does hair, skin and nail treatments.
“The beautician painted her nails.”
clinic → clinician
A health worker who treats patients.
“The clinician explained the test.”
diet → dietician
An expert in food and healthy eating (also spelled dietitian)
“The dietician planned healthy meals.”
electric → electrician
A person who fits and repairs electrical wiring.
“An electrician fixed the lights.”
logic → logician
An expert in logic and reasoning.
“The logician spotted the flaw in the argument.”
magic → magician
A person who performs magic tricks.
“The magician pulled a coin from my ear.”
mathematics → mathematician
An expert in mathematics.
“The mathematician solved the puzzle.”
music → musician
A person who plays or writes music.
“The musician played the violin.”
optic → optician
A person who makes glasses and contact lenses.
“The optician checked my new glasses.”
pediatric → pediatrician
A doctor who treats children (paediatrician in British English)
“The pediatrician checked the baby.”
physic → physician
A medical doctor.
“The physician listened to my chest.”
politic → politician
A person who works in politics.
“The politician gave a speech.”
statistics → statistician
An expert in collecting and studying data.
“A statistician counted the survey answers.”
technic → technician
A person skilled in a technical job.
“A technician repaired the computer.”
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Meanings and examples are written for this site and checked against Merriam-Webster (4 November 2026). Syllable counts come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary and can vary with accent. Related endings: -tion words · -sion words · -ssion words. How we choose words ↗