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scholar

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of scholar

1 a person of deep wisdom or learning

  • scholars have long debated whether there is ever such a thing as a truly selfless act
Synonyms of scholar

pundit, sage, savant
Words Related to scholar

seer, wise man

polyhistor, polymath, Renaissance man

brain, egghead, genius, highbrow, intellect, intellectual, thinker, whiz, wizard

guru, mahatma, pandit, swami, yogi (also yogin)

rabbi

master, mentor, teacher
Near Antonyms of scholar

blockhead, dodo, dolt, donkey, dope, dumbbell, dummy, dunce, fathead, fool, goon, half-wit, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, jackass, know-nothing, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, numskull (or numbskull), pinhead, simpleton, stock, turkey

2 a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field

  • a scholar who is a specialist in the history of ancient Greece
Synonyms of scholar

ace, adept, artist, authority, cognoscente, connoisseur, crackerjack (also crackajack), dab [chiefly British], dab hand [chiefly British], expert, fiend, geek, guru, hand, hotshot, maestro, master, maven (also mavin), meister, past master, proficient, shark, sharp, virtuoso, whiz, wizard
Words Related to scholar

pro, professional

consultant, hired gun, specialist

addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, devotee, enthusiast, fan

craftsman, journeyman

all-rounder [British], jack-of-all-trades, Renaissance man

mistress
Near Antonyms of scholar

apprentice, beginner, neophyte, novice

dabbler, dilettante

layman, nonprofessional
Antonyms of scholar

amateur, inexpert, nonexpert

3 one who attends a school

  • a competition for promising young scholars from across the country
Synonyms of scholar

pupil, student
Words Related to scholar

reader, studier

day student, preppy (or preppie), schoolboy, schoolchild, schoolgirl

schoolfellow, schoolmate

coed, collegian, postgraduate, undergraduate

high schooler, kindergartner (also kindergartener), middler, middle schooler

freshman, junior, senior, sophomore

underclassman, undergrad, upperclassman

exchange student
Antonyms of scholar

nonstudent

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