Noun
bookman -
a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
scholar ,
scholarly person ,
student
intellectual ,
intellect a person who uses the mind creatively
schoolman ,
academician a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages; versed in scholasticism
alumna ,
alumnus ,
grad ,
graduate ,
alum a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
arabist a scholar who specializes in Arab languages and culture
bibliographer someone trained in compiling bibliographies
bibliophile ,
book lover ,
booklover someone who loves (and usually collects) books
kabbalist ,
cabalist a student of the Jewish Kabbalah
dr. ,
doctor children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office; "the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor"
goliard a wandering scholar in medieval Europe; famed for intemperance and riotous behavior and the composition of satirical and ribald Latin songs
historian ,
historiographer a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
humanist a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
learned person ,
pundit ,
savant ,
initiate people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"
islamist an orthodox Muslim
licentiate holds a license (degree) from a (European) university
masorete ,
masorite ,
massorete a scholar who is expert on the Masorah (especially one of the Jewish scribes who contributed to the Masorah)
master an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
mujtihad an Islamic scholar who engages in ijtihad, the effort to derive rules of divine law from Muslim sacred texts
musicologist a student of musicology
pedant ,
bookworm ,
scholastic a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
philomath a lover of learning
philosopher a specialist in philosophy
post doc ,
postdoc a scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree
reader one of a series of texts for students learning to read
renaissance man a scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was limited) could know almost everything about many topics
generalist ,
renaissance man a scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was limited) could know almost everything about many topics
salutatorian ,
salutatory speaker a graduating student with the second highest academic rank; may deliver the opening address at graduation exercises
scholiast a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)
medieval schoolman ,
schoolman a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages; versed in scholasticism
shakespearean ,
shakespearian a Shakespearean scholar
sinologist a student of Chinese history and language and culture
theologian ,
theologiser ,
theologist ,
theologizer someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
valedictorian ,
valedictory speaker the student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement
vedist a scholar of or an authority on the Vedas
