student

noun

stu·​dent ˈstü-dᵊnt 

ˈstyü-

chiefly Southern -dənt

often attributive

1

: scholar, learner

especially : one who attends a school

2

: one who studies : an attentive and systematic observer

a student of politics

Synonyms of student

• pupil
• scholar

Examples of student in a Sentence

a group of college students

She is a student at Georgetown University.

Recent Examples on the Web

Some answers may have been found in the minds of some of the youngest students at Mines. —Alan Gionet, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026

Investigators eventually arrested a 15-year-old student, Hawkins said. —Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026

With the growth of the use of drones — from delivering packages to homes to advanced military warfare — Marks said teaching high school students how to use them was a natural addition to the engineering class, along with robotics and mechatronics. —Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026

Before becoming the first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, Han Kang was blacklisted by the conservative South Korean government in 2014 for criticizing the bloody military suppression of student protests in her hometown of Gwangju. —Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing student

• anti-student
• A student
• B student
• college/student deferment
• C student
• day student
• exchange student
• mature student
• nontraditional student
• student body
• student council
• student driver
• student government
• student lamp
• student loan
• student's t distribution
• student teacher
• student teaching
• student union

Rhymes for student

• prudent
• imprudent
• impudent

Kids Definition

student

noun

stu·​dent ˈst(y)üd-ᵊnt 

chiefly Southern -ənt

1

: scholar sense 1

especially : one who attends a school or college

2

: one who studies

a student of life