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ər noun
1.
a learned or erudite person, especially one who has profound knowledge of a particular subject.
2.
a student; pupil.
3.
a student who has been awarded a scholarship.
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Scholar
is always a great word to know.
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World English Dictionary
scholar (ˈskɒlə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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. | (South African) a school pupil |
| [C14: from Old French escoler, via Late Latin from Latin schola | |
| 'scholarly | |
| —adj | |
| 'scholarliness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
scholar
O.E. scolere "student," from M.L. scholaris, from L.L. scholaris "of a school," from L. schola (see school (1)). The M.L. word widely borrowed, e.g. O.Fr. escoler, Fr. écolier, O.H.G. scuolari, Ger. Schüler. First record of scholarship in sense of "emoluments of a scholar" is 1535.
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Example sentences
The first thing naturally when one enters a scholar's study or library, is to look at his books.
As a foreigner, and a kind of amateur scholar, he sees in art works what professional academics and natives do not.
In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, emblem-books were a recognised recreation to the scholar.
He attained considerable eminence as a preacher, but still more as a scholar.
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