doctor vs scholar

scholar vs doctor

doctor and scholar both are nouns.

doctor is a verb but scholar is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
doctor	Yes	No	Yes	No
scholar	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, scholar is a hypernym of doctor; that is, scholar is a word with a broader meaning than doctor:

doctor: a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution
scholar: a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

Other hypernyms of doctor include bookman, scholarly person.

doctor (noun)	scholar (noun)
children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office	a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
a licensed medical practitioner	someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution	a student who holds a scholarship

doctor (verb)	scholar (verb)
give medical treatment to
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

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