pracademic

noun, adj — 2 senses

pracademic

noun

Etymology Blend of practitioner + academic. The earliest reference may have been identified by a subscriber to Worldwide Words in 1973.

1

Someone who is both an academic and an active practitioner in their subject area.

  • The life and times of pracademics

pracademic

adj

Etymology Blend of practitioner + academic. The earliest reference may have been identified by a subscriber to Worldwide Words in 1973.

1

Pertaining to a type of teaching style for entrepreneurs

  • I earned a pracademic degree.
  • The Pracademic Curve

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.