scholar

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Etymology

From Middle English scolar, scolare, scoler, scolere (also scholer), from Old English scōlere, from Late Latin scholāris, from schola ("school"), from Ancient Greek σχολή, equivalent to .

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈskɒlə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈskɑlɚ/

Noun

scholar (plural scholars)

1. A student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship.

   Synonyms: student, pupil

2. A specialist in a particular branch of knowledge.

   Synonyms: expert, specialist

3. A learned person; a bookman.

   Synonyms: academic, learned person, savant, scholarly person, erudite

4. (Singapore) Someone who received a prestigious scholarship.

Related terms

• scholiast

Translations

• French: étudiant
• German: Student, Schüler, Schülerin, Studentin
• Portuguese: bolsista, bolseiro, bolseira
• Russian: уча́щийся

Translations

• French: expert, spécialiste
• German: Gelehrter
• Italian: studioso, erudito, dotto, accademico, letterato, ricercatore
• Portuguese: erudito, especialista, acadêmico, estudioso
• Russian: учёный
• Spanish: erudito, especialista, estudioso, docto, sabio

Translations

• French: savant, érudit, intellectuel
• German: Gelehrter
• Italian: erudito, dotto
• Portuguese: erudito, douto
• Russian: знато́к
• Spanish: erudito, docto, sabio

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