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Synonyms of scholar

9 similar words

Another word for scholar is student. Other synonyms of scholar are pupil, expert, specialist, academic and learned person.

Synonyms and similar words for scholar

nounA student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship.

  • studentA person who studies or learns about a particular subject.
  • pupil

nounA specialist in a particular branch of knowledge.

nounA learned person; a bookman.

Meaning of scholar

  1. noun A student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship.
  2. noun A specialist in a particular branch of knowledge.
  3. noun A learned person; a bookman.

Full definition of scholar

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Questions about synonyms of scholar

What is another word for scholar?
Scholar has 9 synonyms on Word.ws, such as student, pupil, expert, specialist, academic, learned person, savant and scholarly person.
What does scholar mean?
Scholar means a student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scholar (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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