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scholar - a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines |
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bookman,
student |
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intellectual,
intellect a person who uses the mind creatively
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schoolman,
academician a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages; versed in scholasticism
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alumna,
alumnus,
grad,
graduate,
alum a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
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arabist a scholar who specializes in Arab languages and culture
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bibliographer someone trained in compiling bibliographies
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bibliophile,
book lover,
booklover someone who loves (and usually collects) books
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kabbalist,
cabalist a student of the Jewish Kabbalah
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dr.,
doctor children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office; "the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor"
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goliard a wandering scholar in medieval Europe; famed for intemperance and riotous behavior and the composition of satirical and ribald Latin songs
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historian,
historiographer a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
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humanist a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
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learned person,
pundit,
savant,
initiate people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"
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islamist an orthodox Muslim
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licentiate holds a license (degree) from a (European) university
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masorete,
masorite,
massorete a scholar who is expert on the Masorah (especially one of the Jewish scribes who contributed to the Masorah)
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master an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
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mujtihad an Islamic scholar who engages in ijtihad, the effort to derive rules of divine law from Muslim sacred texts
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musicologist a student of musicology
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pedant,
bookworm,
scholastic a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
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philomath a lover of learning
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philosopher a specialist in philosophy
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post doc,
postdoc a scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree
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reader one of a series of texts for students learning to read
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renaissance man a scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was limited) could know almost everything about many topics
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generalist,
renaissance man a scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was limited) could know almost everything about many topics
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salutatorian,
salutatory speaker a graduating student with the second highest academic rank; may deliver the opening address at graduation exercises
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scholiast a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)
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medieval schoolman,
schoolman a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages; versed in scholasticism
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shakespearean,
shakespearian a Shakespearean scholar
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sinologist a student of Chinese history and language and culture
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theologian,
theologiser,
theologist,
theologizer someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
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valedictorian,
valedictory speaker the student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement
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vedist a scholar of or an authority on the Vedas
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scholar - a student who holds a scholarship |
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educatee,
student,
pupil a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
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rhodes scholar a student who holds one of the scholarships endowed by the will of Cecil J. Rhodes that enables the student to study at Oxford University
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