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scholar
CEFRB2
/ˈskɒlə/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A person who studies a subject deeply, especially at a university.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA learned person; a bookman.
Examples
Judging from what you say, he must be a great scholar.
Everybody loved the simple scholar.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 1
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA specialist in a particular branch of knowledge.
A student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship.
Someone who received a prestigious scholarship.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English scolar, scolare, scoler, scolere (also scholer), from Old English scōlere (“scholar, learner”), from Late Latin scholāris, from schola (“school”), from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ, “spare time, leisure", later, "conversations and the knowledge gained through them during free time; the places where these conversations took place”), equivalent to school + -ar. Doublet of schooler, Schuyler, and escolar. Compare Saterland Frisian Sköiler, Middle Low German schö̂lære, schö̂lere, schö̂ler (> modern German Low German Schöler), Dutch scholier, German Schüler.