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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.
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.
professor
'der Professor' and 'der Akademiker' can be confused because both have to do with university and studying. However, 'Professor' is a specific professional position at a university or college, usually involving research and teaching. 'Akademiker' is much more general: it refers to a person who has completed a degree program and holds an academic degree. A professor is normally an 'Akademiker' (university graduate), but most 'Akademiker' are not professors. When talking about the job at a university, 'Professor' fits. When you only want to say that someone has studied at university, 'Akademiker' fits.
In ihrer Familie sind viele Akademiker, aber niemand arbeitet an einer Universität.
There are many university graduates in her family, but no one works at a university.
In der Pause haben die Studierenden mit dem Professor über das Seminar gesprochen.
During the break, the students spoke with the professor about the seminar.