[noun] [C] - a person who studies a subject in great detail, esp. at a universitya classics/history scholarDr Miles was a distinguished scholar of Russian history and government.(informal) A scholar is also someone who is clever or good at learning by studying.a good/bad scholarI'm not much of a scholar myself - I left school at 16 and I've worked as a plumber ever since.
SCHOLAR
Meaning of SCHOLAR in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012