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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul go
a human being

intellect, intellectual go
a person who uses the mind creatively

scholar, scholarly person, bookman, student
a learned person (especially in the humanities)

noun.person

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academician, schoolman go
a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
alum, graduate, alumnus, alumna, grad go
a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
Arabist go
a scholar who specializes in Arab languages and culture
bibliographer go
someone trained in compiling bibliographies
bibliophile, booklover, book lover go
someone who loves (and usually collects) books
Cabalist, Kabbalist go
a student of the Jewish Kabbalah
doctor, Dr. go
a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution
goliard go
a wandering scholar in medieval Europe
historian, historiographer go
a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
humanist go
a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
initiate, learned person, pundit, savant go
someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
Islamist go
a scholar who knowledgeable in Islamic studies
licentiate go
holds a license (degree) from a (European) university
Masorete, Massorete, Masorite go
a scholar who is expert on the Masorah (especially one of the Jewish scribes who contributed to the Masorah)
master go
someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
mujtihad go
an Islamic scholar who engages in ijtihad, the effort to derive rules of divine law from Muslim sacred texts
musicologist go
a student of musicology
bookworm, pedant, scholastic go
a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
philomath go
a lover of learning
philosopher go
a specialist in philosophy
postdoc, post doc go
a scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree
reader go
a person who enjoys reading
Renaissance man go
a scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was limited) could know almost everything about many topics
Renaissance man, generalist go
a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests
salutatorian, salutatory speaker go
a graduating student with the second highest academic rank
scholiast go
a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)
Schoolman, medieval Schoolman go
a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages
Shakespearian, Shakespearean go
a Shakespearean scholar
Sinologist go
a student of Chinese history and language and culture
theologian, theologist, theologizer, theologiser go
someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
valedictorian, valedictory speaker go
the student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement
Vedist go
a scholar of or an authority on the Vedas