| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | academic | person engaged in higher learning |
| 2. | academician | member of an academy |
| 3. | analyst | person who studies closely |
| 4. | anthropologist | student of human cultures |
| 5. | archaeologist | student of ancient remains |
| 6. | archivist | keeper of historical records |
| 7. | astronomer | student of celestial objects |
| 8. | authority | recognized expert in a field |
| 9. | bibliographer | student of books and texts |
| 10. | bibliophile | lover of books |
| 11. | biologist | student of living things |
| 12. | bookworm | avid reader and studier |
| 13. | brainiac | very intelligent studious person |
| 14. | buff | enthusiastic knowledgeable person |
| 15. | chemist | student of substances and reactions |
| 16. | classicist | student of ancient literature |
| 17. | cognoscente | person with special knowledge |
| 18. | commentator | person offering informed analysis |
| 19. | connoisseur | person with expert knowledge |
| 20. | critic | person who evaluates thoughtfully |
| 21. | dialectician | person skilled in debate |
| 22. | disciple | devoted learner or follower |
| 23. | divine | theologian or religious scholar |
| 24. | doctor | holder of highest degree |
| 25. | doctoral student | student pursuing a doctorate |
| 26. | don | Oxford or Cambridge academic |
| 27. | ecologist | student of organisms and environments |
| 28. | economist | student of economic systems |
| 29. | egghead | highly intellectual person |
| 30. | encyclopedist | compiler of broad knowledge |
| 31. | ethicist | student of moral questions |
| 32. | exegete | interpreter of sacred texts |
| 33. | expert | person with great knowledge |
| 34. | fellow | member of an academic body |
| 35. | futurist | student of future trends |
| 36. | genealogist | student of family history |
| 37. | genius | exceptionally intelligent person |
| 38. | geographer | student of places and regions |
| 39. | glossator | writer of explanatory notes |
| 40. | graduate student | advanced university student |
| 41. | historian | student of past events |
| 42. | humanist | student of human culture |
| 43. | inquirer | person seeking knowledge |
| 44. | intellectual | highly thoughtful educated person |
| 45. | intelligentsia member | member of educated elite |
| 46. | interpreter | person explaining meaning |
| 47. | investigator | person conducting inquiry |
| 48. | jurist | expert in law |
| 49. | knowledge seeker | person pursuing understanding |
| 50. | learned person | highly educated knowledgeable person |
| 51. | learner | person acquiring knowledge |
| 52. | lecturer | person who teaches at college |
| 53. | lexicographer | writer of dictionaries |
| 54. | linguist | student of language |
| 55. | literatus | learned literary person |
| 56. | logician | student of reasoning |
| 57. | luminary | influential learned person |
| 58. | man of learning | learned educated man |
| 59. | man of letters | literary learned person |
| 60. | master | person highly skilled or learned |
| 61. | mathematician | student of mathematics |
| 62. | maven | trusted expert or enthusiast |
| 63. | naturalist | student of nature |
| 64. | novice | beginner in study or practice |
| 65. | observer | person who watches attentively |
| 66. | oracle | person of wise judgment |
| 67. | paleographer | student of ancient handwriting |
| 68. | philologist | student of language and texts |
| 69. | philosopher | person devoted to wisdom |
| 70. | physicist | student of matter and energy |
| 71. | polymath | person knowing many subjects |
| 72. | postgraduate | student beyond first degree |
| 73. | professor | university teacher and researcher |
| 74. | psychologist | student of mind and behavior |
| 75. | reader | person who reads closely |
| 76. | reasoner | person who thinks logically |
| 77. | research fellow | academic conducting research |
| 78. | researcher | person who investigates systematically |
| 79. | rhetorician | student of persuasive language |
| 80. | savant | very learned person |
| 81. | schoolman | academic thinker or teacher |
| 82. | scientist | person studying the natural world |
| 83. | seminarian | student in religious training |
| 84. | sociologist | student of society |
| 85. | specialist | person with focused expertise |
| 86. | student | person engaged in study |
| 87. | studier | person who studies |
| 88. | theologian | student of religious belief |
| 89. | theorist | person developing ideas systematically |
| 90. | thinker | person devoted to thought |
| 91. | trainee | person learning a skill |
| 92. | translator | person rendering texts into another language |
| 93. | tutor | person giving individual instruction |
| 94. | undergraduate | college student before graduation |
| 95. | visiting fellow | temporary academic guest |
| 96. | whiz | highly skilled smart person |
| 97. | wise man | man of great wisdom |
| 98. | wise woman | woman of great wisdom |
| 99. | woman of letters | literary learned person |
| 100. | wonk | person absorbed in study |