Reference meaning
scholar
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a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
Related source terms
scholarly personbookmanstudent
Other meanings
2. noun
someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
3. noun
a student who holds a scholarship
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This definition is reproduced from Princeton WordNet 3.0, sense 10557854-n, under the WordNet 3.0 License. It has not yet received VocabularyBase editorial review. Read the source and license details.