Main Entry: stu·dent

Pronunciation: \ˈstü-d^ənt, ˈstyü-, chiefly Southern -dənt\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin student-, studens, from present participle of studēre to study — more at study

Date: 14th century

1 : scholar, learner; especially : one who attends a school
2 : one who studies : an attentive and systematic observer <a student of politics>