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scholar

[ skol-er ]

noun

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

    Synonyms:

  2. a student; pupil.
  3. a student who has been awarded a scholarship.


scholar

/ ˈɒə /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDZԱ, noun
  • ˈDZ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • DZa· adjective
  • ԴDz·DZa noun
  • ԴDz·DZa·ly adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scholar1

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

Origin of scholar1

C14: from Old French escoler, via Late Latin from Latin schola school 1
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Synonym Study

See pupil 1.
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Sarah Binder, professor at George Washington University and a scholar of the Federal Reserve, said confidence in Fed independence is key to maintaining market faith that inflation will be controlled.

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Legal scholars say the changes should be viewed against the larger backdrop of the administration’s efforts to speed up the removal of immigrants.

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“Neurodiversity scholars and advocates have stressed that autistic thinkers are responsible for many innovations and advances across human history.”

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I came away from “Notes to John” feeling discomfited and saddened — though literary scholars may read it as providing context with which to deconstruct a great writer’s oeuvre.

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He teaches at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and is a senior research scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy.

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