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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.