Synonyms for Scholar (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines):
student, bookman, scholarly person
WordNet sense 2 (someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs):
learner, assimilator
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