Usage patterns
〈人〉が学者になるfor someone to become a scholar
He studied hard under difficult circumstances and became a scholar.
〈事〉の学者a scholar specializing in a certain field
He is famous as a scholar of Japanese literature.
学者として〈動詞〉to do something in one's capacity as a scholar
He gave his opinion as a scholar.
学者の間で〈事〉among scholars (regarding some matter)
Opinions are divided among scholars regarding this theory.
Expressions
学者ぶるact pedantic; put on scholarly airs
