schoolman
Meanings
Plural: schoolmen
Noun
- a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages; versed in scholasticism
- a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
- A medieval writer, scholar or teacher of the subjects taught at early European universities (such as theology, metaphysics and logic); a scholastic.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English scoleman (attested in names), from Old English scōlman, scōlmann (“student, scholar”), equivalent to school + -man.
Synonyms
academician, medieval Schoolman
Scrabble Score: 16
schoolman is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordschoolman is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
schoolman is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
schoolman is a valid Words With Friends word