scholar

noun

a student who holds a scholarship

someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs

a learned person (especially in the humanities)

Roots

scholeschol- · Greek · leisure, school

Synonyms for scholar

studentn bookmann academiciann professorn academicadj learnern schoolmann philomathn undergraduaten philologistn

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Where does scholar come from?

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