scholastic vs scholar

scholar vs scholastic

scholastic and scholar both are nouns.

scholastic is an adjective but scholar is not an adjective.

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

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

scholastic: 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 scholastic include bookman, scholarly person.

scholastic (noun)	scholar (noun)
a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit	a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
	someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
	a student who holds a scholarship

scholastic (adjective)	scholar (adjective)
of or relating to schools
of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of scholasticism

Difference between scholastic and scholar

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