Etymology

schoolman

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Today it means: A medieval writer, scholar or teacher of the subjects taught at early European universities (such as theology, metaphysics and logic); a scholastic. Full definition →

Middle English scoleman ← Old English scōlman
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  1. Old English · inherited fromscōlman
  2. Middle English · inherited fromscoleman
  3. English todayschoolman

From Middle English scoleman (attested in names), from Old English scōlman, scōlmann (“student, scholar”), equivalent to school + -man.

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