scholar

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scholar/ˈskɒlə(r)/

▶noun

• 1 a specialist in a particular branch of study, especially the humanities; a distinguished academic.

  ■ chiefly archaic a person who is highly educated or has an aptitude for study.

• 2 a university student holding a scholarship.

• 3 archaic a student or pupil.

– origin OE scol(i)ere ‘student’, from late L. scholaris, via L. from Gk skholē (see school1).