schoolman

Definition of Schoolman in English :

a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages; versed in scholasticism

2. academician, schoolman

a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Schoolman

noun plural -men

1. (sometimes capital)

a scholar versed in the learning of the Schoolmen

2. rare, mainly US

a professional educator or teacher

noun plural -men

(sometimes not capital)

a master in one of the schools or universities of the Middle Ages who was versed in scholasticism; scholastic

nounWord forms: plural ˈschoolmen (ˈskulmən ; sko̅olˈmən; for 2, often, ˈskulˌmɛn ; sko̅olˈmenˌ)

1. [often S-]

any of the medieval university teachers of philosophy, logic, and theology; scholastic

2.

a teacher, educator, or scholar

n.

1. A man who is a professional educator or scholar.

2. Schoolman A medieval Scholastic scholar or philosopher.