scholar

noun

USSKO-lur/ˈskɑlɚ/UKSKO-luh/ˈskɒlə/

4 meanings of scholar

1
nouncountable
An expert who studies one subject very deeply.
Like a doctor who knows the human body inside and out, but for one area of knowledge.
She is a respected scholar of ancient languages.
The meeting brought together scholars from many different fields.
Similarexpert, specialist
Oppositelayman, amateur
2
nouncountable
A person who has learned a great deal from books and study.
Like someone whose head is full of everything they have ever read.
Her grandfather was a true scholar who read late into the night.
Only a scholar could make sense of those old handwritten texts.
Similaracademic, savant
Oppositeignoramus, dunce
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3
nouncountable
A student at a school or college, often one who has won a scholarship.
Every scholar in the class passed the final exam.
The new scholars arrived for their first day of college.
Similarstudent, pupil
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4
nounSingaporecountable
A person who has won a special, important scholarship.
She was a government scholar, so the ministry paid for her studies in London.
Being a scholar made her famous at her old school, and her photo went up in the main hall.
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Origin

It comes from Old English scōlere meaning 'learner', which came from Latin and Greek words linked to 'school'.