1. student(n = noun.person) educatee, pupil - a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution;
Derived form noun studentship1, verb study2
2. student(n = noun.person) bookman, scholar, scholarly person - a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines;
Derived form noun studentship1
1. A person engaged in study; one who is devoted to learning; a learner; a pupil; a scholar; especially, one who attends a school, or who seeks knowledge from professional teachers or from books;
2. One who studies or examines in any manner; an attentive and systematic observer;
student, n.
1 a person who is studying, esp. at university or another place of higher education.
2 (attrib.) studying in order to become (a student nurse).
3 a person of studious habits.
4 Brit. a graduate recipient of a stipend from the foundation of a college, esp. a fellow of Christ Church, Oxford.
Derivative:
studentship n.
Etymology:
ME f. L studere f. studium STUDY
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