a person versed in scholastic learning or engaged in scholastic pursuits.
(sometimes initial capital letter) a master in one of the schools or universities of the Middle Ages; one of the medieval writers who dealt with theology and philosophy after the methods of scholasticism.
(sometimes capital) a scholar versed in the learning of the Schoolmen
rare a professional educator or teacher
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Every schoolman knows why: students, teachers, principals and headmasters keep their eyes glued on the entrance requirements of the colleges.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dr. O'Shea has been a public schoolman for 46 years.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gladstone, Olympian Christian, had, said one, "the mind of a 13th Century schoolman."
From Time Magazine Archive
Many a schoolman argues that essay exams still measure knowledge�not to mention self-expression�better than multiple-choice tests, especially in English.
From Time Magazine Archive
Baker, in his Reflections upon Learning, who had examined this schoolman, declares that his obscurity is such, as if he never meant to be understood.
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac
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