ˈskɔlə n. 1 a
learned person,
esp. in
language,
literature,
etc.; an
academic. 2
the holder of a
scholarship. 3 a a person
with specified academic
ability (is a
poor scholar). b a person
who learns (am a scholar of life). 4
archaic colloq. a person
able to
read and write. 5 archaic a
schoolboy or
schoolgirl. øscholar's mate see
MATE(2). øøscholarly adv. scholarliness n. [ME f. OE scol(i)ere & OF escol(i)er f. LL scholaris f. L schola SCHOOL(1)]