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Schoolboy vs Scholar - What's the difference?

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Schoolboy is a related term of scholar.


As nouns the difference between schoolboy and scholar

is that schoolboy is a boy attending school while scholar is a student; one who studies at school or college.

As an adjective schoolboy

is characteristic of a schoolboy, especially being cheeky, clumsy and socially unaware.

schoolboy

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • characteristic of a schoolboy, especially being cheeky, clumsy and socially unaware.

    • Derived terms

    * schoolboy error

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A boy attending school.

    • Synonyms

    * pupil, student (especially US )

    See also

    * schoolchild * schoolgirl

    scholar

    English

    (Scholarly method)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A student; one who studies at school or college.
  • A specialist in a particular branch of knowledge.
  • A learned person; a bookman.
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    Derived terms

    * independent scholar * scholarly * scholarship

    Related terms

    * scholiast

    See also

    * savant

    External links

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