Scholar

[skinem]

Scholar

Pronunciation: 'skä-l&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English scoler, from Old English scolere & Anglo-French escoler, from Medieval Latin scholaris, from Late Latin, of a school, from Latin schola school
1 : a person who attends a school or studies under a teacher : PUPIL
2 a : a person who has done advanced study in a special field b : a learned person
3 : a holder of a scholarship

Scholarly--adjective

[Slava]

Scholar

Pronunciation: 'skä-l&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English scoler, from Old English scolere & Anglo-French escoler, from Medieval Latin scholaris, from Late Latin, of a school, from Latin schola school
1 : a person who attends a school or studies under a teacher : PUPIL
2 a : a person who has done advanced study in a special field b : a learned person
3 : a holder of a scholarship

Scholarly--adjective

Interesting word. I'd say that meaning 1 has pretty much died out, though. Don't we tend to think of a scholar as someone who is dedicating a serious portion of their life to the study of something?

What do you all think?

[Stargzer]

Well, yes, I think it does now have the connotation of being someone quite learned.

I don't suppose the young ones learn "A diller, a dollar, a ten o'clock scholar ... " anymore. Noon always was a tad too early for me.