philomath

(ˈfɪləˌmæθ)

a person who enjoys learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge

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philomath - a lover of learning

bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student - a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

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It was at the Philomath Club--a wonderful night of battle, wherein Ernest bearded the masters in their lair.

"Your father is a member of the Philomath, so you are able to come.

She was appalled by what she had done in bringing this firebrand before her blessed Philomath Club.

But I'd do more than that to get a chance at the Philomaths."

Extra chairs had been brought into the great drawing-room, and in all there must have been two hundred Philomaths that sat down to hear Ernest.

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Philomath won the team title with 43 points, led by a 5-6-7 finish from Brody Gerig (17:37.20), Jensen Davis (17:42.0) and Joey Howell (17:42.80).

Murphy wins at Rock n' River for Pleasant Hill

Selman's picks: Stocky Red Roaster peppers, from Wild Garden Seed in Philomath, Oregon, and Indigo Cherry Drops and Indigo Pear Drops tomatoes, from OSU's Jim Myers.

Cross-pollination

The Philomath Volunteer Fire Department was fined $6,018 for allowing an unlicensed asbestos contractor to perform removal of the material at its facility in October.

Flooring company, fire department fined for improper asbestos disposal

Philomath, Ore., prospered as a logging center for decades, but has suffered in recent years due to that biz's downturn and tightened environmental restrictions.

Clear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon

Wetz & Company, Philomath, OR, will represent Wabash MPI, handling sales responsibility for its line of hydraulic presses and injection molding machines.

Yokohama cooperates with Bridgestone, Continental. (Contracts, Licenses)

Six Philomath High School football players and one assistant coach were charged Monday in connection with hazing incidents that allegedly took place in July during a team retreat, Benton County District John Haroldson said.

Philomath players charged in hazing