schoolman

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages; versed in scholasticism
  2. noun a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

Etymology

From Middle English scoleman (attested in names), from Old English scōlman, scōlmann (“student, scholar”), equivalent to school + -man.

In classic literature

Synonyms

medieval Schoolman

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