scholars
n. countablen. people who spend their lives studying a specific subject in great detail. They usually work at universities and write books or articles about what they learn.
n. specialists in a particular branch of knowledge who typically engage in advanced study and research. Often used to refer to academics or those who have attained a high level of mastery in a discipline.
Many scholars agree that this book changed history.
The university invited several international scholars to discuss the recent archaeological findings at the conference.
While early scholars focused primarily on the king's military victories, contemporary historians are more interested in the social and economic conditions of the common people during that era.
The plural form of 'scholar'; frequently used in the plural to indicate a consensus within a field of study.