noun
: someone who engages in academic trolling : a special breed of internet troll
: an academic who argues in bad faith or goes off-topic to flaunt their status
"A guy raised his hand to ask a question at my talk, but instead, he gave an endless, pedantic lecture on something that had nothing to do with anything; what an acahole!"
Jeff: Hey John, you wanna come out to the bar tonight with me and Eddie?
John: No thanks Jeff. To tell you the truth, I think Eddie's a total alcohole. I just don't have the energy to put up with him right now.