scholar
playSimple Definition of scholar
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: a person who has studied a subject for a long time and knows a lot about it : an intelligent and well-educated person who knows a particular subject very well
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: someone who has been given a scholarship
Full Definition of scholar
1 : a person who attends a school or studies under a teacher : pupil
2a : a person who has done advanced study in a special fieldb : a learned person
3 : a holder of a scholarship
Examples of scholar in a sentence
She's a renowned scholar of African-American history.
<scholars have long debated whether there is ever such a thing as a truly selfless act>
Origin and Etymology of scholar
Middle English scoler, from Old English scolere & Anglo-French escoler, from Medieval Latin scholaris, from Late Latin, of a school, from Latin schola school
First Known Use: before 12th century
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