SCHOLAR


Meaning of SCHOLAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskä-lər ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English scoler, from Old English scolere & Anglo-French escoler, from Medieval Latin scholaris, from Late Latin, of a school, from Latin schola school

Date: before 12th century

1. : a person who attends a school or studies under a teacher : pupil

2.

a. : a person who has done advanced study in a special field

b. : a learned person

3. : a holder of a scholarship

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.