ˈskülmən, -ˌman, -ˌmaa(ə)n noun
( plural schoolmen )
1.
a. : one skilled in the niceties of academic disputation
b. usually capitalized : a philosopher or divine of the schools of the medieval period : scholastic
2. : one professionally engaged in education through the schools : a teacher or administrative officer of an educational institution
3.
a. : an orthodox follower of a school (as of philosophy or politics)
b. : an adherent of neo-scholasticism