scholar
pronunciation
How to pronounce scholar in British English:
UK [ˈskɒlə(r)]
How to pronounce scholar in American English:
US [ˈskɑːlər]
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- Noun:
- a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
- someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
- a student who holds a scholarship
Word Origin
- scholar (n.)
- Old English scolere "student," from Medieval Latin scholaris, noun use of Late Latin scholaris "of a school," from Latin schola (see school (n.1)). Greek scholastes meant "one who lives at ease." The Medieval Latin word was widely borrowed (Old French escoler, French écolier, Old High German scuolari, German Schüler). The modern English word might be a Middle English reborrowing from French. Fowler points out that in British English it typically has been restricted to those who attend a school on a scholarship.
Example
- 1. Martin walker is a woodrow wilson center senior scholar .
- 2. She is a graduate of the air force academy and a rhodes scholar .
- 3. His manners proclaim him a scholar .
- 4. The nyu scholar did fresh footnotes .
- 5. Had he become a scholar ?