scholar

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 See also 1.3.5 External links 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Old English scolere, from late Latin scholāris, from schola (“‘school’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈskɒlə/, SAMPA: /"skQl@/
• (US) IPA: /ˈskɑlɚ/, SAMPA: /"skA:l@`/

  Rhymes: -ɒlə(r)

[edit] Noun

scholar (plural scholars)

1. A student; one who studies at school or college.
2. A specialist in a particular branch of knowledge.
3. A learned person.
4. One who educates themself for their whole life.

[edit] Derived terms

• independent scholar

[edit] Related terms

• scholarship
• scholarly

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• savant

[edit] External links

• scholar in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• scholar in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: achlors
• chorals