university graduate
der Akademiker, die Akademiker
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university graduate
A person who has successfully completed a degree program at a university or college and holds an academic degree.
In Deutschland gibt es einen hohen Anteil an Akademikern in Führungspositionen.
In Germany, there is a high proportion of university graduates in leadership positions.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Akademiker |
| genitive | des Akademikers |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Akademiker | die Akademiker |
| accusative | den Akademiker | die Akademiker |
| dative | dem Akademiker | den Akademikern |
| genitive | des Akademikers | der Akademiker |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word is derived from 'die Akademie' (academy). The ending '-er' refers to a male person connected with an academy, meaning a university or college, because he studied there.
Als erster in seiner Familie wurde er Akademiker.
He became the first university graduate in his family.
'Akademiker' (university graduate) is not the same as the English noun 'academic'. An 'Akademiker' is any person with a university degree, while 'academic' usually means only a person who researches and teaches at a university.
Auch Ingenieure und Ärzte sind Akademiker.
Engineers and doctors are also university graduates.
This word is often used in formal contexts such as news, statistics, or discussions about the labor market and society.
Die Studie untersucht die Gehaltsunterschiede zwischen Akademikern und Nicht-Akademikern.
The study examines salary differences between university graduates and non-graduates.
graduate
Der Absolvent and der Akademiker can refer to the same person with a completed university degree. Absolvent emphasizes the successful completion of a specific course of education, while Akademiker emphasizes educational status and an academic degree. Use Absolvent when the qualification itself is the focus, and Akademiker when the status is important.
Als Akademiker arbeitet er heute an einer Universität.
As a university graduate, he now works at a university.
Der Absolvent erhielt nach dem Studium seine Urkunde.
After completing his studies, the graduate received his certificate.
