scholar
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
a person who has studied a subject for a long time and knows a lot about it.
a person who has achieved a high level of expertise in a specific academic discipline through rigorous study.
Simple“The history scholar spent years researching ancient documents in the library.”
In context“The visiting scholar delivered a series of lectures on the socio-economic impacts of the industrial revolution in Northern Europe.”
SynonymsAntonymslaypersonamateur - 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
a student who receives a scholarship to help pay for their studies.
a student who is awarded financial aid or a prestigious position based on academic merit.
Simple“As a Rhodes scholar, she had the opportunity to study at Oxford University.”
In context“The university announced the new cohort of presidential scholars, each of whom demonstrated exceptional potential in the sciences.”
Synonymsawardeebursary holder - 03 C1 Advanced
someone who is very well-educated and enjoys reading and learning.
a person who is highly educated or has an aptitude for study and literature.
Simple“He was a true scholar who spent every spare moment surrounded by books.”
In context“Though he never held a formal university post, he was regarded by his peers as a gentleman scholar of the highest order.”
SynonymsintellectualbookmanAntonyms
Usage scholars researchers
“JSTOR is a digital library for scholars, researchers, and students.”
“For centuries, scholars have read ancient documents describing the production of brass in 10th-century A.D.”
From Middle English scolar, scolare, scoler, scolere (also scholer), from Old English scōlere (“scholar, learner”), from Late Latin scholāris, from schola (“school”), from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ, “spare time, leisure", later, "conversations and the knowledge gained through them during free time; the places where these conversations took place”), equivalent to school + -ar. Compare Saterland Frisian Sköiler, Middle Low German schö̂lære, schö̂lere, schö̂ler (> modern German Low German Schöler), Dutch scholier, German Schüler. Doublet of escolar.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.