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scholar
[ skol-er ]
noun
- a learned or erudite person, especially one who has profound knowledge of a particular subject.
Synonyms: savant
- a student; pupil.
- a student who has been awarded a scholarship.
scholar
/ ˈskɒlə /
noun
- a learned person, esp in the humanities
- a person, esp a child, who studies; pupil
- a student of merit at an educational establishment who receives financial aid, esp from an endowment given for such a purpose
- a school pupil
Derived Forms
- ˈscholarliness, noun
- ˈscholarly, adjective
Other Words From
- scholar·less adjective
- non·scholar noun
- non·scholar·ly adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of scholar1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"Media mistakes can be consequential," media scholar David Altheide told Salon.
As part of this work, Huazhan Liu, Kachroo’s postdoctoral scholar and this study’s lead researcher, was trying to clarify how the amino acid lysine gets broken down and used in plants.
“We all love the idea of slashing the size of government,” said Donald F. Kettl, a public administration scholar at the University of Maryland.
He took it to a UC Berkeley historian and Drake scholar who was thrilled at the discovery and summoned his fellow historians to a San Francisco hotel.
The scholars association abruptly rescinded the award after allegations surfaced last spring that Blackwell’s claims of Cherokee heritage, based on family stories, were phony.
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