[schol.ar] n [ME scoler, fr. OE scolere & OF escoler, fr. ML scholaris, fr. LL, of a school, fr. L schola school] (bef. 12c) 1: one who attends a school or studies under a teacher: pupil
2. a: one who has done advanced study in a special field b: a learned person
3: a holder of a scholarship