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Scholar — Schol ar, n. [OE. scoler, AS. sc[=o]lere, fr. L. scholaris belonging to a school, fr. schola a school. See {School}.] 1. One who attends a school; one who learns of a teacher; one under the tuition of a preceptor; a pupil; a disciple; a learner;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scholar — mit Stab und Ordenskleid Scholar (von lateinisch „scola“: „Schule“) nannte man einen fahrenden Schüler oder Studenten oder einen akademisch gebildeten Kleriker ohne Amt und feste Stellung (siehe auch Vagant, Goliarde). In der hoch und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
scholar — [skäl′ər] n. [ME scoler < OE scolere or OFr escoler, both < ML < LL scholaris, relating to a school < L schola, SCHOOL1] 1. a) a learned person b) a specialist in a particular branch of learning, esp. in the humanities [a Mark Twain… … English World dictionary
Scholar — Scholar, s. Scholares … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Scholār — (lat.), im Mittelalter soviel wie Schüler, Student oder überhaupt Gelehrter … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
scholar — index disciple, expert, pedagogue, specialist Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
scholar — (n.) O.E. scolere student, from M.L. scholaris, from L.L. scholaris of a school, from L. schola (see SCHOOL (Cf. school) (n.1)). The Medieval Latin word widely borrowed, e.g. O.Fr. escoler, Fr. écolier, O.H.G. scuolari, Ger. Schü … Etymology dictionary
scholar — should be used to mean a learned person or the holder of a scholarship (at a school or university), not as a substitute term for a school pupil … Modern English usage
scholar — [n] person who is very involved in education and learning academic, augur, bookish person, bookworm*, brain*, critic, disciple, doctor, egghead*, gnome*, grind*, intellectual, learned person, learner, litterateur, person of letters, philosopher,… … New thesaurus
scholar — ► NOUN 1) a specialist in a particular branch of study, especially the humanities; a distinguished academic. 2) chiefly archaic a person who is highly educated or has an aptitude for study. 3) a university student holding a scholarship. ORIGIN… … English terms dictionary
scholar — [[t]skɒ̱lə(r)[/t]] scholars 1) N COUNT A scholar is a person who studies an academic subject and knows a lot about it. [FORMAL] The library attracts thousands of scholars and researchers. ...an influential Islamic scholar. 2) N COUNT: usu adj N… … English dictionary
