independent scholar

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meaningsofindependentandscholar

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independent
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt/us
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt/
not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, ...
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scholar
noun[C]
uk
/ˈskɒl.ər/us
/ˈskɑː.lɚ/
a person who studies a subject in great detail, especially at ...
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(Definition ofindependentandscholarfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He is anindependentscholarwho lectures and consults widely.
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She resigned to become a professional writer andindependentscholar.
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He has been anindependentscholarfor most of his career.
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Only as anindependentscholarcould he hope to influence the reform of religion.
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After a short time teaching he became anindependentscholar, living very quietly.
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Allen described herself as anindependentscholar, and she never accepted an academic teaching appointment.
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University professors and graduate students make up the majority of its members, but membership includes high school teachers, independent scholars, college students, and retired academics.
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Most are professors and graduate students, but a significant minority is composed of architects, monks, undergraduate students, fiction authors, and other independent scholars and enthusiasts.
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The questioning of the assumptions of official history is coming from a part of the academic world and from several independent scholars, including several essayists.
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To find less veiled criticism one must usually turn to civil society perspectives, especially those shaped by independent scholars who benefit from academic freedom.
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Members of the organization include linguists, lexicographers, etymologists, grammarians, historians, researchers, writers, authors, editors, professors, university students, and independent scholars.
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Affiliated and independent scholars were given a venue to publish their findings.
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The third category are scholar numismatists working in public collections, universities or as independent scholars acquiring knowledge about monetary devices, their systems, their economy and their historical context.
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