student body

noun

: the students at an educational institution

Examples of student body in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More than half of the district’s student body is Hispanic or Latino. — Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026

The small college town appealed to him, as well as the larger student body and the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

Such seeming futility has bred disillusionment among some of the student body. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

In his short time as president, Peñalver has taken opportunities to interact with the student body, helping freshmen move into dorm rooms and riding the university shuttle. — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for student body

• afterbody
• antibody
• busybody
• everybody
• autoantibody
• bawdy
• gaudy
• khadi
• mahdi
• noddy
• oddi
• shoddy