alum vs scholarly person

scholarly person vs alum

alum and scholarly person both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alum	Yes	No	No	No
scholarly person	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, scholarly person is a hypernym of alum; that is, scholarly person is a word with a broader meaning than alum:

alum: a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
scholarly person: a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

Other hypernyms of alum include bookman, scholar.

alum (noun)	scholarly person (noun)
a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things)	a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum
a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum
a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

Difference between alum and scholarly person

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