scholar

n.

1. 1. A learned person.
   2. A specialist in a given branch of knowledge: a classical scholar.
2. One who attends school or studies with a teacher; a student.
3. A student who holds or has held a particular scholarship.

[Middle English scoler, from Old French escoler and from Old English scolere, both from Medieval Latin scholāris, from Late Latin, of a school, from Latin scola, schola, school. See school¹.]

noun

1. A usually elderly person noted for wisdom, knowledge, and judgment: pundit, sage, savant. See wise/foolish.
2. One who is being educated: learner, pupil, student. See teach/learn.

IN BRIEF: A learned person, student, intellectual.

A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar. — Lao Tzu (c.604-531 B.C.), Chinese philosopher and mystic, founder of Taoism.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
  Synonyms: scholarly person, student

Meaning #2: someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
  Synonyms: learner, assimilator

Meaning #3: a student who holds a scholarship

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - videnskabsmand, lærd person, stipendiat, elev

Nederlands (Dutch)
geleerde, wetenschapper, leerling

Français (French)
n. - érudit, spécialiste, lauréat, détenteur d'une bourse, élève (arch)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gelehrter, Stipendiat, Lernender

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λόγιος, πολυμαθής, (υπότροφος) σπουδαστής

Italiano (Italian)
erudito, studioso, allievo, scolaro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - erudito (m), estudante com bolsa e estudos (m)

Русский (Russian)
ученый, филолог, грамотный человек, учащийся

Español (Spanish)
n. - erudito, sabio, alumno, becario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lärd person, forskare, stipendiat, lärjunge, elev

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
学者, 古典学者, 人文学者, 有学问的人, 有文化的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 學者, 古典學者, 人文學者, 有學問的人, 有文化的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 학자, 어학에 능숙한 학생, 장학생

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 学者, 給費生, 学のある人, 物知り, 奨学生

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) موهوب, تلميذ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מלומד, משכיל, מלגאי, אקדמאי, תלמיד, יודע קרוא וכתוב‬

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