- a person following a course of study, as in a school, college, university, etc
- (as modifier): student teacher
- a person who makes a thorough study of a subject
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stu•dent /ˈstudənt, ˈstyud-/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Educationone who is formally engaged in studying, learning, or training at a school.
- one who studies or examines an art, science, etc., thoughtfully:I've long been a student of Chinese pottery.
stu•dent
(sto̅o̅d′nt, styo̅o̅d′-),USA pronunciation n.
stu′dent•less, adj.
stu′dent•like′, adj.
- Educationa person formally engaged in learning, esp. one enrolled in a school or college;
pupil:a student at Yale. - any person who studies, investigates, or examines thoughtfully:a student of human nature.
- Old French, noun, nominal use of present participle of estudier to study
- Latin student- (stem of studēns), present participle of studēre to take pains; see -ent; replacing Middle English studiant, aphetic variant of estudiant
- Middle English 1350–1400
stu′dent•like′, adj.
- 1. 2. See pupil 1.
- See new.
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student /ˈstjuːdənt/ n
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- body
- bursar
- call
- carrel
- chum
- classicist
- co-ed
- collegian
- commoner
- concession
- council
- coursework
- credit
- crony
- don
- dropout
- elective
- exchange
- exhibition
- exhibitioner
- external
- fellowship
- fresher
- full-time
- gap year
- gate
- graduate
- intern
- Joycean
- junior
- keener
- kyu
- major
- mature student
- medic
- medico
- medievalist
- minor
- mythologist
- paper
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- philosopher
- postgraduate
- promote
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