independent scholar

noun

A person who works outside traditional academia in the pursuit of truth and knowledge.

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Meanings

nounindependent scholar (plural independent scholars)

plural independent scholars

  1. A person who works outside traditional academia in the pursuit of truth and knowledge.
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APA

independent scholar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/independent%20scholar

MLA

“independent scholar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/independent%20scholar. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “independent scholar,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/independent%20scholar.

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