Associations to the word «Scholar»

Wiktionary

SCHOLAR, noun. A student; one who studies at school or college.
SCHOLAR, noun. A specialist in a particular branch of knowledge.
SCHOLAR, noun. A learned person; a bookman.
SCHOLAR AND GENTLEMAN, noun. (idiomatic) An admirable, intelligent person (usually a man).

Dictionary definition

SCHOLAR, noun. A learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines.
SCHOLAR, noun. Someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs.
SCHOLAR, noun. A student who holds a scholarship.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley