scholar
noun
a learned or erudite person, especially one who has profound knowledge of a particular subject.
Example Sentences
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Still, the Times retains much of its prestige, and the devotion of its readers, renowned for the variety, scholarliness and eccentricity of their letters to the editor.
From Time Magazine Archive
Oxford smoothed and quieted them, sent them home to spread scholarliness among their fellows.
From Time Magazine Archive
Louie was especially impressed with Sasaki’s scholarliness; prior to coming to USC, Jimmie said, he had earned degrees at Harvard, Princeton, and Yale.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
The invariable two P.M. discovery that her eyes ached, and the donning of huge amber glasses, which gave to her lithe smartness a counterfeit scholarliness.
From Free Air by Sinclair Lewis
Like many of the physicians of his time he had degrees in both medicine and philosophy and was celebrated for his scholarliness.
From The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time by James J. Walsh
