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schol·ar  (sklr)
n.
1.
a. A learned person.
b. A specialist in a given branch of knowledge: a classical scholar.
2. One who attends school or studies with a teacher; a student.
3. A student who holds or has held a particular scholarship.

[Middle English scoler, from Old French escoler and from Old English scolere, both from Medieval Latin scholris, from Late Latin, of a school, from Latin scola, schola, school; see school1.]

scholar [ˈskɒlə]
n
1. a learned person, esp in the humanities
2. a person, esp a child, who studies; pupil
3. (Social Science / Education) a student of merit at an educational establishment who receives financial aid, esp from an endowment given for such a purpose
4. South African a school pupil
[from Old French escoler, via Late Latin from Latin schola school1]
scholarly  adj
scholarliness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.scholar - a learned person (especially in the humanities)scholar - a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively
academician, schoolman - a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
alumna, alumnus, graduate, grad, alum - a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
Arabist - a scholar who specializes in Arab languages and culture
bibliographer - someone trained in compiling bibliographies
bibliophile, book lover, booklover - someone who loves (and usually collects) books
Kabbalist, Cabalist - a student of the Jewish Kabbalah
Dr., doctor - a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution; "she is a doctor of philosophy in physics"
goliard - a wandering scholar in medieval Europe; famed for intemperance and riotous behavior and the composition of satirical and ribald Latin songs
historian, historiographer - a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
humanist - a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
learned person, pundit, savant, initiate - someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
Islamist - a scholar who knowledgeable in Islamic studies
licentiate - holds a license (degree) from a (European) university
Masorete, Masorite, Massorete - a scholar who is expert on the Masorah (especially one of the Jewish scribes who contributed to the Masorah)
master - someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
mujtihad - an Islamic scholar who engages in ijtihad, the effort to derive rules of divine law from Muslim sacred texts
musicologist - a student of musicology
bookworm, pedant, scholastic - a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
philomath - a lover of learning
philosopher - a specialist in philosophy
post doc, postdoc - a scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree
reader - a person who enjoys reading
Renaissance man - a scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was limited) could know almost everything about many topics
generalist, Renaissance man - a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests; "a statistician has to be something of a generalist"
salutatorian, salutatory speaker - a graduating student with the second highest academic rank; may deliver the opening address at graduation exercises
scholiast - a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)
medieval Schoolman, Schoolman - a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages; versed in scholasticism
Shakespearean, Shakespearian - a Shakespearean scholar
Sinologist - a student of Chinese history and language and culture
theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer - someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
valedictorian, valedictory speaker - the student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement
Vedist - a scholar of or an authority on the Vedas
2.scholar - someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefsscholar - someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
memoriser, memorizer - a person who learns by rote
quick study, sponge - someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily; "she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge"
dweeb, grind, nerd, swot, wonk - an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
tutee - learns from a tutor
3.scholar - a student who holds a scholarship
Rhodes scholar - a student who holds one of the scholarships endowed by the will of Cecil J. Rhodes that enables the student to study at Oxford University
educatee, pupil, student - a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

scholar
noun
1. intellectual, academic, man of letters, bookworm, egghead (informal), savant, bluestocking (usually disparaging) The library attracts thousands of scholars and researchers.
2. student, pupil, learner, schoolboy or schoolgirl She could be a good scholar if she didn't let her mind wander so much.
Quotations
"The ink of the scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr" [Mohammed]
Translations
scholar [ˈskɒləʳ] N
1. (= learned person) → sabio/a m/f; (= expert) → estudioso/a m/f, experto/a m/f
a famous Dickens scholarun conocido especialista en Dickens
I'm no scholaryo apenas sé nada, yo no soy nada intelectual
2. (o.f.) (= pupil) → alumno/a m/f; (= scholarship holder) → becario/a m/f
he's never been much of a scholarnunca fue muy aficionado a los libros
scholar's list (US) (Univ) lista de honor académica DEAN'S LIST

scholar [ˈskɒlər] nérudit(e) m/f
a classical scholar → un(e) classiciste mf
a Latin scholar → un(e) latiniste mf
a Greek scholar → un(e) helléniste mf

scholar
n
(= learned person)Gelehrte(r) mf; the leading scholars of our timedie führenden Wissenschaftler unserer Zeit; a famous Shakespeare scholarein bekannter Shakespearekenner; I’m no scholarich bin ja kein Gelehrter
(= student)Student(in) m(f), → Schüler(in) m(f)
(= scholarship holder)Stipendiat(in) m(f)

scholar [ˈskɒləʳ] n (learned person) → erudito/a, studioso/a
a famous Dickens scholar → un noto studioso di Dickens
he's never been much of a scholar → non è mai stato portato per gli studi

scholar
n scholar [ˈskolə]
1 a person of great knowledge and learning a fine classical scholar. geleerde عالِم учен učenec videnskabsmand der/die Gelehrte λόγιος erudito õpetlane, teadlane اديب oppinut, tutkija érudit/-ite מְלוּמָד विद्वान naučnik, učenjak tudós cendekiawan lærður maður, fræðimaður studioso 学者 박식한 사람 mokslininkas zinātnieks; domātājs cendekiawan geleerde vitenskapsmann, lærd person uczony estudioso erudit учёный učenec učenjak učenjak lärd [] นักวิชาการ bilgin 學者 вчений دانشور học giả
2 a person who has been awarded a scholarship As a scholar, you will not have to pay college fees. beurshouer طالِب حَصَل على مُكافأَه стипендиант stipendista, -ka stipendiat der/die Stipendiant(in) υπότροφος becario stipendiaat محقق stipendiaatti boursier/-ière חוֹקֵר विद्यार्थी stipendist, školarac ösztöndíjas penerima beasiswa e-r sem fær námsstyrk borsista 奨学生 학자 stipendininkas stipendiāts pemegang biasiswa beursstudent stipendiat stypendysta bolseiro bursier стипендиат štipendista, -ka štipendist stipendista stipendiat นักเรียนผู้ได้รับทุนเรียน burslu öğrenci 獎學金學生 стипендіат وظيفہ پانے والا sinh viên được cấp học bổng
adj scholarly
having or showing knowledge a scholarly person; a scholarly book. geleerde عِلْمي، دالٌّ على سِعَة المَعْرِفَه أو المَعْلومات научен učený, vědecký lærd; videnskabelig gelehrt πολυμαθής, μορφωμένος erudito, estudioso haritud, õppe- اديبانه oppinut érudit, savant מְלוּמָד अध्ययनशील naučni, učen tudományos terpelajar fræðilegur erudito, dotto 学問的な 박식한 mokslo, mokslinis, moksliškas izglītots; gudrs; erudīts ilmiah wetenschappelijk lærd, vitenskapelig uczony especializado eru­dit, savant учёный učený, vedecký učen učenjački lärd, vetenskaplig มีหรือแสดงความรู้ bilgili 博學的,有學者風範的 вчений فاضلانہ có tính học thuật
n scholarliness
geleerdheid سِعَة المَعْرِفَه научност učenost lærdhed die Gelehrsamkeit πολυμάθεια, πνευματική καλλιέργεια erudición haritus دانشمندي oppineisuus érudition הַשׂכָּלָה naučnost, učenost tudományosság sifat terpelajar lærdómur erudizione 学者らしさ 학자다움 moksliškumas gudrība; erudīcija; akadēmisms sifat ilmiah wetenschappelijkheid lærdhet uczoność ilustração erudiţie учёность učenosť učenost učenjaštvo lärdom, vetenskaplighet ความรู้ bilginlik 博學 вченість علمیت tính học thuật
n scholarship
1 knowledge and learning a man of great scholarship. geleerdheid عِلْم، مَعْرِفَه ерудиция vzdělání, učenost lærdom die Gelehrsamkeit ευρυμάθεια erudición teadmised دانش پژوهي oppineisuus érudition הַשׂכָּלָה पांडित्य, विद्वता znanje tudományosság pandai fræðimennska, lærdómur erudizione 学識 학문 mokslas izglītība; gudrība; erudīcija kesarjanaan geleerdheid stor kunnskap, lærdom, vitenskap wiedza cultura erudiţie учёность, эрудиция vzdelanosť izobrazba učenost lärdom ความรู้และการเรียนรู้ bilim 學識 ученість, ерудиція علمی کارنامہ sự học rộng
2 money awarded to a good student to enable him to go on with further studies She was awarded a travel scholarship. beurs مِنحَةٌ مالِيَّه стипендия stipendium stipendium; -stipendium das Stipendium υποτροφία beca stipendium كمك هزينه تحصيلي stipendi bourse מִלגָה छात्रवृत्ति stipendija ösztöndíj beasiswa námsstyrkur borsa di studio 奨学金 학문 stipendija stipendija biasiswa beurs stipendium stypendium bolsa bursă стипендия štipendium štipendija stipendija stipendium ทุนเล่าเรียน burs 獎學金 стипендія وظيفہ học bổng


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