No. 2,988 in Turkish
akademisyen
"Akademisyen" means "academic" or "academician," referring to a scholar or educator working in higher education institutions.
In a sentence
Akademisyen, üniversitede ders veren bir uzmandır.
An academic is an expert who teaches at a university.
Here, 'akademisyen' is used as a noun to describe a profession.
Dün sempozyumda etkileyici bir akademisyenin konuşmasını dinledim.
Yesterday, I listened to a speech by an impressive academic at the symposium.
In this sentence, 'akademisyen' retains its meaning as a noun but is qualified by the adjective 'etkileyici'.
Kendisi genç yaşında akademisyen olmuş biriyle tanıştı.
He met someone who became an academic at a young age.
Here, 'akademisyen olmuş' describes the state of someone who has attained the position of an academic.
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