scholar

Word parts

school + -ar

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈskɒlə/, SAMPA: /"skQl@/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈskɑlɚ/, SAMPA: /"skA:l@`/

• Audio (UK)

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Noun

Singular scholar

Plural scholars

Scholar is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

1. (countable) A scholar is a student who studies at school or college.
2. (countable) A scholar is a person who knows many things.

   Socrates was an ancient Greek scholar.

3. (countable) A scholar is a somebody who studies for their whole life.

Synonyms

• doctor
• professor
• academic
• intellectual
• researcher

Related words

• scholarship