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schol·ar

(skŏl′ər)

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.

[Middle English scoler, from Old French escoler and from Old English scolere, both from Medieval Latin scholāris, from Late Latin, of a school, from Latin scola, schola, school; see school¹.]

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scholar

(ˈskɒlə)

1. a learned person, esp in the humanities

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

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

4. South African a school pupil

[C14: from Old French escoler, via Late Latin from Latin schola school¹]

ˈscholarly adj

ˈscholarliness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

schol•ar

(ˈskɒl ər)

n.

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

2. a student who has been awarded a scholarship.

3. a student; pupil.

[before 1000; Middle English scoler(e), Old English scolere < Late Latin scholāris= Latin schol(a) school¹ + -āris -ar¹]

scholar

A scholar is a child or student who has obtained a scholarship, by which they obtain money for their studies from their school or university, or from some other organization.

...a Rhodes scholar.

A person who studies an academic subject and knows a lot about it is sometimes referred to as a scholar. This is a rather old-fashioned use.

...Benjamin Jowett, the theologian and Greek scholar.

See student

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scholar

A learned person or a student, especially one who specializes in a particular field or who has received a scholarship.

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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

scholar

noun

1. intellectual, academic, man of letters, bookworm, egghead (informal), savant, bluestocking (usually disparaging) The library attracts thousands of scholars and researchers.

2. student, pupil, learner, schoolboy or schoolgirl She could be a good scholar if she didn't let her mind wander so much.

Quotations
"The ink of the scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr" [Mohammed]

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

scholar

noun

1. A usually elderly person noted for wisdom, knowledge, and judgment:

pundit, sage, savant.

2. One who is being educated:

learner, pupil, student.

Translations

طالِب حَصَل على مُكافأَهعالِم

učenec-kastipendista

stipendiatvidenskabsmand

Gelehrte Stipendiat

erudito estudiante sabio becario docto

tiedemies

érudit étudiant savant boursier

ösztöndíjastudós

e-r sem fær námsstyrklærîur maîur, fræîimaîur

studioso borsista dotto scolaro scolastico

moksliškasmoksliškumasmokslostipendininkas

domātājsstipendiātszinātnieks

lærd person

erudito

учёный

štipendistaučenec

učenjak

bilginburslu öğrenci

奖学金获得者学者津贴生

scholar

[ˈskɒləʳ] N

1. (= learned person) → sabio/a m/f; (= expert) → estudioso/a m/f, experto/a m/f
a famous Dickens scholar → un conocido especialista en Dickens
I'm no scholar → yo apenas sé nada, yo no soy nada intelectual

2. (o.f.) (= pupil) → alumno/a m/f; (= scholarship holder) → becario/a m/f
he's never been much of a scholar → nunca fue muy aficionado a los libros
scholar's list (US) (Univ) lista de honor académica DEAN'S LIST

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

scholar

[ˈskɒlə^r] n → érudit(e) m/f
a classical scholar → un(e) classiciste mf
a Latin scholar → un(e) latiniste mf
a Greek scholar → un(e) helléniste mf

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

scholar

(= learned person) → Gelehrte(r) mf; the leading scholars of our time → die führenden Wissenschaftler unserer Zeit; a famous Shakespeare scholar → ein bekannter Shakespearekenner; I’m no scholar → ich bin ja kein Gelehrter

(= student) → Student(in) m(f), → Schüler(in) m(f)

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

scholar

[ˈskɒləʳ] n (learned person) → erudito/a, studioso/a
a famous Dickens scholar → un noto studioso di Dickens
he's never been much of a scholar → non è mai stato portato per gli studi

scholar

(ˈskolə) noun

1. a person of great knowledge and learning. a fine classical scholar.

2. a person who has been awarded a scholarship. As a scholar, you will not have to pay college fees.

ˈscholarly adjective

having or showing knowledge. a scholarly person; a scholarly book.

ˈscholarliness noun

ˈscholarship noun

1. knowledge and learning. a man of great scholarship.

2. money awarded to a good student to enable him to go on with further studies. She was awarded a travel scholarship.

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When I lay asleep, then did a sheep eat at the ivy-wreath on my head,--it ate, and said thereby: "Zarathustra is no longer a scholar."

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The most renowned scholar in Europe, at the time, was the Herr Doctor Franz Reikmann, who lived in Heidelberg.

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FIRST SCHOLAR. I wonder what's become of Faustus, that was wont to make our schools ring with sic probo.

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AT THE UNIVERSITY I had the good fortune to come immediately under the influence of a brilliant and inspiring young scholar. Gaston Cleric had arrived in Lincoln only a few weeks earlier than I, to begin his work as head of the Latin Department.

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And above all the voices, that of Johannes de Molendino was audible, piercing the uproar like the fife's derisive serenade: "Commence instantly!" yelped the scholar.

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He thanked her many times, and said that the old dame who usually did such offices for him had gone to nurse the little scholar whom he had told her of.

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"Professor Nowitall is, doubtless, the most famous scholar in the land of Oz, and after a few days I began to listen to the lectures and discourses he gave his pupils.

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"Ah!" Gryphus continued, passing from the madness of anger to the cool irony of a man who has got the better of his enemy, -- "Ah, you innocent tulip-fancier, you gentle scholar; you will kill me, and drink my blood!

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Thomas Tyrwhitt, a well-read scholar, who gave up high civil distinctions that he might devote himself the more unreservedly to literary pursuits.

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She had lived several years a servant with a schoolmaster, who, discovering a great quickness of parts in the girl, and an extraordinary desire of learning--for every leisure hour she was always found reading in the books of the scholars--had the good-nature, or folly--just as the reader pleases to call it--to instruct her so far, that she obtained a competent skill in the Latin language, and was, perhaps, as good a scholar as most of the young men of quality of the age.

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The scholars sit on long benches, with desks before them.

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Scholars from all parts of Europe came to visit the Northumbrian monasteries, or sent thither for teachers.