student
//ˈstjuː.dn̩t//
formalForms
- Plural
- students
Definitions
1.A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.
- She is a student of human interactions.
- He is a student of life.
2.A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.
- The students were out raising funds for rag week.
- A handful of young students bent on showing their patriotism had stirred up more trouble than they possibly could have imagined.
1.In training, learning a particular skill.
2.Clipping of Student's.
Frequency
Overall
Very common· #179
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Very common
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle English student, studient, from Old French estudiant, estudiente, from Latin studēns, present participle of studeō (“dedicate oneself to, study”).
Equivalent to stud(y) + -ent.