scholar

Everyday

1. A scholar is a person who studies one subject very deeply and knows a great deal about it, like a professor. tree →
2. A scholar is a pupil or student who has won a scholarship, money to pay for their studies. tree →
3. (old, informal) A scholar is any pupil or schoolchild, or someone who is good at learning. tree →

In the lessons

In history and religious education, scholars are experts who study old books, languages and the Bible; in stories a scholar is a wise, bookish person. A school may call its prize-winning pupils «scholars». Phrases: «a Bible scholar», «a classical scholar», «a scholar of history», «no scholar» (not good at book learning).

Examples

• She is a scholar of ancient Egypt. tree →
• Bible scholars study the old languages of the Bible. tree →
• The scholar spent years reading old letters in the library. tree →
• He became a music scholar at the big school. tree →
• Dad laughs and says he was never much of a scholar. tree →
• Scholars argue about who wrote the poem. tree →
• The young scholars filed into the hall for prize day. tree →
• ‘Selim,’ said the Caliph, ‘I hear you are a scholar. tree →

Note

Countable: a scholar, two scholars. Related words: «scholarly» (careful and learned), «scholarship» (a grant of money for study, or deep learning itself). A scholar is not the same as a «schoolboy» today, though in older English and in some countries it can mean any pupil.

In Jewish tradition

In Chronicles it means a pupil, set against the teacher, when the Levites cast lots for their service. In the primary lessons: In history and religious education, scholars are experts who study old books, languages and the Bible; in stories a scholar is a wise, bookish person. A school may call its prize-winning pupils «scholars». Phrases: «a Bible scholar», «a classical scholar», «a scholar of history», «no scholar» (not good at book learning).

Examples

• In the volume entitled "La Kabbale" by the eminent French scholar and Membre de L'Institut, Adolphe Franck, there is a chapter on the "Sepher Yetzirah.' He writes as follows: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• The origin of the alphabet was, and still is, a burning •luestion to scholars. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• And yet, despite all the efforts of a large number of scholars of repute for more than a thousand years, the Sefer Yetzirah remains a sealed book. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• And they cast lots ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. (Writings 1CH.25.8, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable: a scholar, two scholars. Related words: «scholarly» (careful and learned), «scholarship» (a grant of money for study, or deep learning itself). A scholar is not the same as a «schoolboy» today, though in older English and in some countries it can mean any pupil.