Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - scholar

 noun  Etymology: Middle English scoler, from Old English scolere & Anglo-French escoler, from Medieval Latin ~is, from Late Latin, of a school, from Latin schola school  Date: before 12th century  1. a person who attends a school or studies under a teacher ; pupil  2.  a. a person who has done advanced study in a special field  b. a learned person  3. a holder of a ~ship