schoolman vs academician

schoolman and academician both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
schoolman	Yes	No	No	No
academician	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, schoolman and academician are synonyms defined as:

schoolman and academician: a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

schoolman (noun)	academician (noun)
a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation	an educator who works at a college or university
	a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
	someone elected to honorary membership in an academy