学者|がくしゃgakusha[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounscholar; academic; scientist
   彼かれは立派りっぱな学者がくしゃになるだろう。↗

   He will be a wonderful scholar.
2. nounlearned person; person of learning

• Synonym研究家けんきゅうかNeutralSomeone absorbed in studying a field of their own, not necessarily within academia, as in 「料理研究家」; 「学者」 usually means a person engaged in scholarship.
• Synonym学究がっきゅうWrittenWritten word for someone buried in study, with a nuance of being impractical and out of touch with the world, as in 「学究肌」; 「学者」 has no such nuance.
• Synonym研究者けんきゅうしゃNeutralSomeone engaged in research work, with the emphasis on the job or role; 「学者」 can also refer to a person of wide learning.
• Antonym素人しろうとNeutralAn amateur or layperson, i.e. a non-specialist; it is the opposite of 「学者」 in degree of expertise.

Use 「学者」 for someone engaged in scholarship or a person of broad learning. For research as a job pick 「研究者」, for a private expert in a field 「研究家」, and for a layperson 「素人」.

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1. 学問がくもんの研究けんきゅうに従事じゅうじしている人ひと。
2. 知識ちしきの豊富ほうふな人ひと。