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a
: a person who has done advanced study in a special field
b
: a learned person
3
: a holder of a scholarship
Examples of scholar in a Sentence
She's a renowned scholar of African-American history.
scholars have long debated whether there is ever such a thing as a truly selfless act
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As a mainland Chinese scholar, Xiao was careful not to betray his views about the regime.
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Ingrid Robeyns, WIRED, 24 Dec. 2024
One leading scholar, 2024 Nobel Prize Winner in Economics Professor Daron Acemoglu, is a bit more restrained.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
As a mainland Chinese scholar, Xiao was careful not to betray his views about the regime.
—Chang Che, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
Marketing scholar Theodore Levitt's seminal work on globalization provides critical context for such approaches.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Scholar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scholar. Accessed 1 Jan. 2025.
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