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bookworm vs scholar

scholar vs bookworm

bookworm and scholar both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bookworm Yes No No No
scholar Yes No No No
As nouns, scholar is a hypernym of bookworm; that is, scholar is a word with a broader meaning than bookworm:
  • bookworm: a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
  • scholar: a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
Other hypernyms of bookworm include bookman, scholarly person.
bookworm (noun) scholar (noun)
someone who spends a great deal of time reading a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
a student who holds a scholarship
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