scholar

[ skol-er ]

/ ˈskɒl ər /

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noun

a learned or erudite person, especially one who has profound knowledge of a particular subject.

a student; pupil.

a student who has been awarded a scholarship.

Nearby words

schoenheimer, schofield, schofield barracks, schofield, john mcallister, schola cantorum, scholar, scholar's mate, scholarch, scholarly, scholarship, scholastic

Origin of scholar

before 1000; < Late Latin scholāris, equivalent to Latin schol(a) school¹ + -āris -ar¹; replacing Middle English scoler(e), Old English scolere < Late Latin, as above

SYNONYMS FOR scholar

1 savant.

2 See pupil¹.

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Related formsschol·ar·less, adjectivenon·schol·ar, nounnon·schol·ar·ly, adjective

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The Austria-based restaurant was first noted by the scholar and monk Albuin, who was a devout follower of Charlemagne.
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His great-grandfather, David Yellin, was a prominent Zionist scholar and Israeli pioneer.
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The first article, published in March 2000, was on atonality by a scholar at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany.
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“The song was awkward for Marxist critics because of its apathetic character,” the scholar Franz Mennemeier noted.
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He is magnificent--a saint--a scholar--everything--but not nice!
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"'Tis a most interesting and thrilling tale," the scholar observed when the young knight had finished his narrative.
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Miss Davenport is a Latin scholar, and they took her on the Traffords recommendation.
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Through its fascinations the scholar burns the midnight oil, and too rapidly reduces his store of vital force.
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First scholar and divine of his epoch, he was also the heaven-born dramatist of his century.
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British Dictionary definitions for scholar

scholar

/ (ˈskɒlə) /

noun

a learned person, esp in the humanities

a person, esp a child, who studies; pupil

a student of merit at an educational establishment who receives financial aid, esp from an endowment given for such a purpose

Southern African a school pupil

Derived Formsscholarly, adjectivescholarliness, noun

Word Origin for scholar

C14: from Old French escoler, via Late Latin from Latin schola school 1

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Word Origin and History for scholar

scholar

Old English scolere "student," from Medieval Latin scholaris, noun use of Late Latin scholaris "of a school," from Latin schola (see school (n.1)). Greek scholastes meant "one who lives at ease." The Medieval Latin word was widely borrowed, e.g. Old French escoler, French écolier, Old High German scuolari, German Schüler. The modern English word might be a Middle English reborrowing from French. Fowler points out that in British English it typically has been restricted to those who attend a school on a scholarship.

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