scholar

[skol-er]

noun

1. a learned or erudite person, especially one who has profound knowledge of a particular subject.

   Synonyms: savant

2. a student; pupil.

3. a student who has been awarded a scholarship.

scholar

/ ˈskɒlə /

noun

1. a learned person, esp in the humanities

2. a person, esp a child, who studies; pupil

3. a student of merit at an educational establishment who receives financial aid, esp from an endowment given for such a purpose

4. a school pupil

Other Word Forms

• scholarless adjective
• nonscholar noun
• nonscholarly adjective
• scholarliness noun
• scholarly adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of scholar¹

First recorded before 1000; from Late Latin scholāris, equivalent to Latin schol(a) school ¹ + -āris -ar ¹; replacing Middle English scoler(e), Old English scolere, from Late Latin, as above

Word History and Origins

Origin of scholar¹

C14: from Old French escoler, via Late Latin from Latin schola _school ¹

Synonym Study

See pupil ¹.

Example Sentences

They will be available for fans and scholars to view when the David Bowie Centre opens at the V&A East Storehouse in Hackney Wick on 13 September.

From BBC

Such incidents have resurfaced the Indonesian public’s festering distrust of the police force, said Jacqui Baker, a scholar of Indonesian security and policing at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia.

From Los Angeles Times

As scholars have documented, successful religions satisfy the core emotional needs of believers.

From Salon

Earlier this week the world's leading association of genocide scholars declared that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza.

From BBC

This week, the world's leading association of genocide scholars declared that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, as per the legal definition laid out in the UN convention.

From BBC

Related Words

• academic 
• doctor 
• intellectual 
• philosopher 
• professor 
• scientist 
• student 
• teacher