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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gakusha
"彼は著名な歴史の学者です。"
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
Derived from the Late Old English word 'scholere', originating from the Medieval Latin 'scholaris' meaning 'student', and ultimately from the Greek 'scholē' referring to leisure or spare time spent in learning. Over centuries, the term evolved from denoting a pupil or student to describing a learned person with profound knowledge in a particular field of study.
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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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