pracademic

== English == === Etymology === Blend of practitioner +‎ academic. The earliest reference may have been identified by a subscriber to Worldwide Words in 1973. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛmɪk === Noun === pracademic (plural pracademics) Someone who is both an academic and an active practitioner in their subject area. === Adjective === pracademic (comparative more pracademic, superlative most pracademic) Pertaining to a type of teaching style for entrepreneurs === References === Paul L Posner, 'The Life and Times of Pracademics', [1] Maria R. Volpe and David Chandler, Resolving and Managing Conflicts in Academic Communities: The Emerging Role of the "Pracademic", Negotiation Journal, Vol 17 No. 3, P245-255, 2001, Wiley InterScience Willard T. Price, A Pracademic Research Agenda for Public Infrastructure, Public Works Management & Policy, Vol. 5, No. 4, 287-296 (2001), Sage. George L. Hanbury, A “Pracademic’s” Perspective of Ethics and Honor: Imperatives for Public Service in the 21st Century!, Public Organization Review, Volume 4, No. 3, Sept. 2004, pp. 187-204, Springer. Pracademic Degree Peter Simpson, Leicester University, Inaugural conference of the Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency Management (April 2009)[2].