Schoolman
school·man
noun
1.
a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages; versed in scholasticism
2.
a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
Origin
From Middle English scoleman (attested in names), from Old English scōlman, scōlmann (“student, scholar”), equivalent to school + -man.
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