A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.
A member or follower of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, such as the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of Arts.
The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution, informally also known as "full professor."
A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.
A pianist in a saloon, brothel, etc.
The puppeteer who performs a Punch and Judy show; a Punchman.