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schol·ar
(skŏl′ər)n.
1.
a. A learned person.
b. A specialist in a given branch of knowledge: a classical scholar.
2. One who attends school or studies with a teacher; a student.
3. A student who holds or has held a particular scholarship.
[Middle English scoler, from Old French escoler and from Old English scolere, both from Medieval Latin scholāris, from Late Latin, of a school, from Latin scola, schola, school; see school1.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
scholar
(ˈskɒlə)n
1. a learned person, esp in the humanities
2. a person, esp a child, who studies; pupil
3. (Education) a student of merit at an educational establishment who receives financial aid, esp from an endowment given for such a purpose
4. South African a school pupil
[C14: from Old French escoler, via Late Latin from Latin schola school1]
ˈscholarly adj
ˈscholarliness n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
schol•ar
(ˈskɒl ər)n.
1. a learned or erudite person, esp. one who has profound knowledge of a particular subject.
2. a student who has been awarded a scholarship.
3. a student; pupil.
[before 1000; Middle English scoler(e), Old English scolere < Late Latin scholāris= Latin schol(a) school 1 + -āris -ar 1]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
scholar
A scholar is a child or student who has obtained a scholarship, by which they obtain money for their studies from their school or university, or from some other organization.
...a Rhodes scholar.
A person who studies an academic subject and knows a lot about it is sometimes referred to as a scholar. This is a rather old-fashioned use.
...Benjamin Jowett, the theologian and Greek scholar.
See student
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
scholar
A learned person or a student, especially one who specializes in a particular field or who has received a scholarship.
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Noun 1. [画像:scholar - a learned person (especially in the humanities)]scholar - a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively
academician, schoolman - a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
alumna, alumnus, graduate, grad, alum - a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
Arabist - a scholar who specializes in Arab languages and culture
bibliographer - someone trained in compiling bibliographies
Dr., doctor - a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution; "she is a doctor of philosophy in physics"
goliard - a wandering scholar in medieval Europe; famed for intemperance and riotous behavior and the composition of satirical and ribald Latin songs
historian, historiographer - a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
humanist - a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
learned person, pundit, savant, initiate - someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
Islamist - a scholar who knowledgeable in Islamic studies
licentiate - holds a license (degree) from a (European) university
Masorete, Masorite, Massorete - a scholar who is expert on the Masorah (especially one of the Jewish scribes who contributed to the Masorah)
master - someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
mujtihad - an Islamic scholar who engages in ijtihad, the effort to derive rules of divine law from Muslim sacred texts
musicologist - a student of musicology
bookworm, pedant, scholastic - a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
philomath - a lover of learning
philosopher - a specialist in philosophy
post doc, postdoc - a scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree
reader - a person who enjoys reading
Renaissance man - a scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was limited) could know almost everything about many topics
generalist, Renaissance man - a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests; "a statistician has to be something of a generalist"
salutatorian, salutatory speaker - a graduating student with the second highest academic rank; may deliver the opening address at graduation exercises
scholiast - a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)
medieval Schoolman, Schoolman - a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages; versed in scholasticism
Shakespearean, Shakespearian - a Shakespearean scholar
Sinologist - a student of Chinese history and language and culture
theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer - someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
valedictorian, valedictory speaker - the student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement
Vedist - a scholar of or an authority on the Vedas
2. [画像:scholar - someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs]scholar - someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
quick study, sponge - someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily; "she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge"
dweeb, grind, nerd, swot, wonk - an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
tutee - learns from a tutor
3. scholar - a student who holds a scholarship
Rhodes scholar - a student who holds one of the scholarships endowed by the will of Cecil J. Rhodes that enables the student to study at Oxford University
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scholar
noun
1. intellectual, academic, man of letters, bookworm, egghead (informal), savant, bluestocking (usually disparaging) The library attracts thousands of scholars and researchers.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
scholar
nounThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
طالِب حَصَل على مُكافأَهعالِم
učenec-kastipendista
stipendiatvidenskabsmand
tiedemies
ösztöndíjastudós
e-r sem fær námsstyrklærîur maîur, fræîimaîur
moksliškasmoksliškumasmokslostipendininkas
domātājsstipendiātszinātnieks
štipendistaučenec
učenjak
bilgin burslu öğrenci
scholar
[ˈskɒləʳ] N1. (= learned person) → sabio/a m/f; (= expert) → estudioso/a m/f, experto/a m/f
a famous Dickens scholar → un conocido especialista en Dickens
I'm no scholar → yo apenas sé nada, yo no soy nada intelectual
a famous Dickens scholar → un conocido especialista en Dickens
I'm no scholar → yo apenas sé nada, yo no soy nada intelectual
2. (o.f.) (= pupil) → alumno/a m/f; (= scholarship holder) → becario/a m/f
he's never been much of a scholar → nunca fue muy aficionado a los libros
scholar's list (US) (Univ) lista de honor académica DEAN'S LIST
he's never been much of a scholar → nunca fue muy aficionado a los libros
scholar's list (US) (Univ) lista de honor académica DEAN'S LIST
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
scholar
[ˈskɒlər] n → érudit(e) m/fa classical scholar → un(e) classiciste mf
a Latin scholar → un(e) latiniste mf
a Greek scholar → un(e) helléniste mf
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
scholar
n
(= learned person) → Gelehrte(r) mf; the leading scholars of our time → die führenden Wissenschaftler unserer Zeit; a famous Shakespeare scholar → ein bekannter Shakespearekenner; I’m no scholar → ich bin ja kein Gelehrter
(= scholarship holder) → Stipendiat(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
scholar
[ˈskɒləʳ] n (learned person) → erudito/a, studioso/aa famous Dickens scholar → un noto studioso di Dickens
he's never been much of a scholar → non è mai stato portato per gli studi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
scholar
(ˈskolə) noun1. a person of great knowledge and learning. a fine classical scholar. geleerde عالِم учен estudioso učenec der/die Gelehrte videnskabsmand λόγιος erudito õpetlane, teadlane اديب oppinut érudit/-ite מלומד विद्वान naučnik, učenjak tudós cendekiawan lærður maður, fræðimaður studioso 学者 박식한 사람 mokslininkas zinātnieks; domātājs cendekiawan geleerde vitenskapsmann, lærd person uczony پوه، عالم، زده كوونكى،دسكالرشپ خاوند estudioso erudit учёный učenec učenjak učenjak lärd [person] นักวิชาการ bilgin 學者 вчений دانشور học giả 学者
2. a person who has been awarded a scholarship. As a scholar, you will not have to pay college fees. beurshouer طالِب حَصَل على مُكافأَه стипендиант bolsista stipendista, -ka der/die Stipendiant(in) stipendiat υπότροφος becario stipendiaat محقق stipendiaatti boursier/-ière חוקר विद्यार्थी stipendist, školarac ösztöndíjas penerima beasiswa e-r sem fær námsstyrk borsista 奨学生 학자 stipendininkas stipendiāts pemegang biasiswa beursstudent stipendiat stypendysta دسكالرشپ خاوند bolseiro bursier стипендиат štipendista, -ka štipendist stipendista stipendiat นักเรียนผู้ได้รับทุนเรียน burslu öğrenci 獎學金學生 стипендіат وظيفہ پانے والا sinh viên được cấp học bổng 奖学金获得者,津贴生
ˈscholarly adjective having or showing knowledge. a scholarly person; a scholarly book. geleerde عِلْمي، دالٌّ على سِعَة المَعْرِفَه أو المَعْلومات научен especializado učený, vědecký gelehrt lærd; videnskabelig πολυμαθής, μορφωμένος erudito, estudioso haritud, õppe- اديبانه oppinut érudit, savant מלומד अध्ययनशील naučni, učen tudományos terpelajar fræðilegur erudito, dotto 学問的な 박식한 mokslo, mokslinis, moksliškas izglītots; gudrs; erudīts ilmiah wetenschappelijk lærd, vitenskapelig uczony دزده كړې په توګه: دپوهې په توګه especializado erudit, savant учёный učený, vedecký učen učenjački lärd, vetenskaplig มีหรือแสดงความรู้ bilgili 博學的,有學者風範的 вчений فاضلانہ có tính học thuật 博学的,有学者风度的
ˈscholarliness noun geleerdheid سِعَة المَعْرِفَه научност ilustração učenost die Gelehrsamkeit lærdhed πολυμάθεια, πνευματική καλλιέργεια erudición haritus دانشمندي oppineisuus érudition השכלה naučnost, učenost tudományosság sifat terpelajar lærdómur erudizione 学者らしさ 박식함 moksliškumas gudrība; erudīcija; akadēmisms sifat ilmiah wetenschappelijkheid lærdhet uczoność دپوهې په توګه ilustração erudiţie ученость učenosť učenost učenjaštvo lärdom, vetenskaplighet ความรู้ bilginlik 博學,學者風範 вченість علمیت tính học thuật 博学,有学者风度
ˈscholarship noun1. knowledge and learning. a man of great scholarship. geleerdheid عِلْم، مَعْرِفَه ерудиция cultura vzdělání, učenost die Gelehrsamkeit lærdom ευρυμάθεια erudición teadmised دانش پژوهي oppineisuus érudition השכלה पांडित्य, विद्वता znanje tudományosság pandai fræðimennska, lærdómur erudizione 学識 학문 mokslas izglītība; gudrība; erudīcija kesarjanaan geleerdheid stor kunnskap, lærdom, vitenskap wiedza سكالرشپ، پوهه، زده كړه، وظيفه: ديوه شاګرد سره دپوهې په لاره كې مرسته كول cultura erudiţie ученость, эрудиция vzdelanosť izobrazba učenost lärdom ความรู้และการเรียนรู้ bilim 學識 ученість, ерудиція علمی کارنامہ sự học rộng 学识
2. money awarded to a good student to enable him to go on with further studies. She was awarded a travel scholarship. beurs مِنحَةٌ مالِيَّه стипендия bolsa stipendium das Stipendium stipendium; -stipendium υποτροφία beca stipendium كمك هزينه تحصيلي stipendi bourse מלגה छात्रवृत्ति stipendija ösztöndíj beasiswa námsstyrkur borsa di studio 奨学金 학문 stipendija stipendija biasiswa beurs stipendium stypendium ديوه شاګرد سره دپوهې په لاره كې مرسته كول bolsa bursă стипендия štipendium štipendija stipendija stipendium ทุนเล่าเรียน burs 獎學金 стипендія وظيفہ học bổng 奖学金
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