phil·o·math \ˈfiləˌmath\noun (-s) Etymology: Greek philomathēs, from phil- + -mathēs (from mathein, manthanein to learn) — more at mathematical : a lover of learning : scholar; especially: a student of mathematics • phil·o·math·e·an\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mathēən\adjective