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10 Language-to-English DictionariesScholar
/ˈskɒl.ər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A specialist in a particular branch of study, especially the humanities.
"She is a leading scholar in medieval literature." - 2
A person who has been awarded a scholarship to attend a school, college, or university.
"The university welcomed incoming scholars at the annual symposium."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word derives from the Late Old English 'scholere', and via Old French and Medieval Latin from the Late Latin 'scholaris', meaning 'of or belonging to a school'. This stems from the ancient Greek 'scholē', originally denoting leisure, which evolved into a place for discussion and instruction.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scholar" is said worldwide
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érudit
Transliteration: /e.ʁy.dit/
"C'est un grand érudit de l'histoire ancienne."
Gelehrter
Transliteration: /ɡəˈleːɐ̯tɐ/
"Der Gelehrte verbrachte Jahre in der Bibliothek."
studioso
Transliteration: /stuˈdjo.zo/
"Lo studioso ha pubblicato un nuovo libro."
erudito
Transliteration: /e.ɾuˈdi.to/
"El erudito dio una conferencia magistral."
erudito
Transliteration: /e.ɾuˈdi.tu/
"Ele é um erudito em literatura clássica."
विद्वान
Transliteration: vidvān
"वह प्राचीन भारतीय इतिहास के एक प्रसिद्ध विद्वान हैं।"
学者
Transliteration: xué zhě
"这位学者在研究领域做出了巨大贡献。"
학자
Transliteration: hak-ja
"그 학자는 평생 동안 역사 연구에 매진했다."
学者
Transliteration: gakusha
"彼は著名な歴史の学者です。"
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