scholar

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.

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[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.]

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scholar

Noun

1. a person who studies an academic subject

2. a student who has a scholarship

3. a pupil [Latin schola school]

scholarly adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scholar - a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines bookman, scholarly person, student 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 beliefs assimilator, learner 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

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scholar

noun 1. intellectual, academic, man of letters, bookworm, egghead (informal) savant, bluestocking (usually disparaging) acca Austral. (slang)

noun 2. student, pupil, learner, schoolboy or schoolgirl

Translations

scholar [ˈskɔləʳ] n (= pupil) → alumno/a, estudiante m/f (= learned person); sabio/a, erudito/a

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scholar [ˈskɔləʳ] n → érudit(e) (= pupil); boursier/ère

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scholar [ˈskɔləʳ] n → Gelehrte(r) f(m);

(pupil) → Student(in) m(f), Schüler(in) m(f);

(scholarship holder) → Stipendiat(in) m(f)

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scholar [ˈskɔləʳ] n → erudito/a

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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 학자 mokslininkas zinātnieks; domātājs cendekiawan geleerde vitenskapsmann, lærd person uczony estudioso erudit учёный učenec učenjak učenjak lärd [] นักวิชาการ bilgin 學者 вчений دانشور học giả 学者

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 장학생 stipendininkas stipendiāts pemegang biasiswa beursstudent stipendiat stypendysta bolseiro bursier стипендиат štipendista, -ka štipendist stipendista stipendiat นักเรียนผู้ได้รับทุนเรียน burslu öğrenci 津貼生 стипендіат وظيفہ پانے والا sinh viên được cấp học bổng 津贴生

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 학자의; 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，有學者風度的 вчений فاضلانہ có tính học thuật 博学的，有学者风度的

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 博学

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 학식 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 学识

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 장학금 stipendija stipendija biasiswa beurs stipendium stypendium bolsa bursă стипендия štipendium štipendija stipendija stipendium ทุนเล่าเรียน burs 獎學金 стипендія وظيفہ học bổng 奖学金