Scholar

  • 11scholar — [[t]skɒ̱lə(r)[/t]] scholars 1) N COUNT A scholar is a person who studies an academic subject and knows a lot about it. [FORMAL] The library attracts thousands of scholars and researchers. ...an influential Islamic scholar. 2) N COUNT: usu adj N… …

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  • 12scholar */*/ — UK [ˈskɒlə(r)] / US [ˈskɑlər] noun [countable] Word forms scholar : singular scholar plural scholars 1) a) someone who studies a particular subject and knows a lot about it, especially a subject that is not scientific a distinguished scholar… …

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  • 13scholar — (entrée créée par le supplément) (sko lar) s. m. Terme anglais qu on emploie quelquefois au sens d humaniste, d homme versé dans l étude des langues classiques, et surtout avec un sens moqueur en parlant des hommes de collége ou qui en ont… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 14Scholar — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Scholar >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 scholar scholar connoisseur savant pundit schoolman professor graduate wrangler Sgm: N 1 academician academician academist Sgm: N 1 master of arts …

    English dictionary for students

  • 15scholar — 01. The professor is a visiting [scholar] from East China Normal University, and is here to teach a course on modern Chinese history. 02. She is a leading [scholar] in her field, and is well respected at home as well as abroad. 03. He followed in …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 16scholar — schol|ar [ skalər ] noun count ** 1. ) someone who studies a particular subject and knows a lot about it, especially a subject that is not scientific: a distinguished scholar Scholars have long argued about the question. a ) if someone is not a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17scholar — schol|ar [ˈskɔlə US ˈska:lər] n [Date: 1000 1100; : Medieval Latin; Origin: scholaris, from Late Latin, of a school , from Latin schola; SCHOOL1] 1.) an intelligent and well educated person ▪ the great Dutch scholar Erasmus 2.) someone who knows… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18scholar — noun (C) 1 someone who knows a lot about a particular subject, especially one that is not a science subject: a Latin scholar 2 informal a clever and well educated person: I m afraid I m not much of a scholar. 3 someone who has been given a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19scholar — n. 1 a learned person, esp. in language, literature, etc.; an academic. 2 the holder of a scholarship. 3 a a person with specified academic ability (is a poor scholar). b a person who learns (am a scholar of life). 4 archaic colloq. a person able …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 20Scholar — Scho|lar 〈m. 16; MA〉 fahrender Schüler, Student [<mlat. scholaris „zur Schule gehörig, Student“] * * * Scho|lar, der; en, en [mlat. scholaris, ↑ Schüler]: (bes. im Mittelalter) Schüler, Student. * * * Scholar   [von mittellateinisch scholaris… …

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