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 school2: one who studies : an attentive and systematic observer <a student of politics>