Definitions
1.noun(usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
2.nounA senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice.
3.nounA member of the Academy; an academician.
4.nounA student in a college.
5.nounAcademic dress; academicals.
6.nounAcademic studies.
7.nounAcademia.