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• n  a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
• n  someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
• n  a student who holds a scholarship

• Most scholars and critics would agree that King Lear is the greatest play of 1605 but is it better than Don Quixote, published the same year?.
• In 1889 the late great Joseph Pulitzer, publisher of the famed New York World, established a scholarship fund for poor boys.
• A scholar has rocked the world of biblical study with her claim that the Essenes, long attributed as the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls, never existed.

• scholarly person
• bookman
• student
• learner
• assimilator

News & Articles

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• Story of Evan Anderson's Scholar-Athlete scholarship too good not to tell
  SCHOLAR ATHLETES — Each spring, The Oklahoman awards scholarships to some of the best and brightest athletes around the metro area. This spring, one of those scholarships won't be going to the athlete that earned it. He made sure of that.
  June 14, 2013 - The Oklahoman
• Scholar-Athlete of Year: Lake Highland athlete collects tennis items for needy
  Scholar-athlete Danielle Leavitt has been collecting tennis equipment for low-income families 901 Highland Ave Orlando, FL 32803        
  June 13, 2013 - Orlando Sentinel
• Scholar program assists autistic UI students
  The Ravens Scholar Program assists students with autism at the University of Idaho to become as successful as possible in academia and prepare them for the future. Elizabeth Miles, manager of the Ravens Scholar Program, ...
  June 12, 2013 - The Argonaut

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in Automated Trader
  Byrd was "an authoritative scholar, respected leader, and unparalleled champion of our Constitution," Obama said in a statement.
• Richard Epstein in The Associated Press
  She never wanted to be a great scholar,said Richard Epstein, a fellow professor. "She wanted to teach, but with an eye to something else."
• John J Degioia in United Press International
  Over the course of his distinguished career as priest, lawyer, public servant, activist, and scholar in Washington and around the world he touched and inspired innumerable lives,DeGioia wrote.