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 to read and write.
5 archaic a schoolboy or schoolgirl.
Phrases and idioms:
scholar's mate see MATE(2).
Derivatives:
scholarly adv. scholarliness n.
Etymology: ME f. OE scol(i)ere & OF escol(i)er f. LL scholaris f. L schola SCHOOL(1)