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scholar vs philosopher

philosopher vs scholar

scholar and philosopher both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scholar Yes No No No
philosopher Yes No No No
As nouns, philosopher is a hyponym of scholar; that is, philosopher is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scholar:
  • scholar: a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
  • philosopher: a specialist in philosophy
Other hyponyms of scholar include academician, schoolman, alum, grad, graduate, Arabist, bibliographer, bibliophile, book lover, booklover, Cabalist, Kabbalist, doctor, Dr., goliard, historian, historiographer, humanist, initiate, learned person, pundit, savant, Islamist, licentiate, Masorete, Masorite, Massorete, master, mujtihad, musicologist, bookworm, pedant, scholastic, philomath, post doc, postdoc, reader, Renaissance man, generalist, Renaissance man, salutatorian, salutatory speaker, scholiast, medieval Schoolman, Schoolman, Shakespearean, Shakespearian, Sinologist, theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer, valedictorian, valedictory speaker, Vedist.
scholar (noun) philosopher (noun)
a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines a specialist in philosophy
someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity
a student who holds a scholarship
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