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

• 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

Grad student Belle Lanpher, who averaged 22.3 points per game, became Central’s first-ever conference player of the year. —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2025

However, according to Johnson, students will have more success by shaping their identity first and then searching for a fit. —Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025

Last month, when a newspaper published a photo of a campus protest, an international student appeared in the background. —Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025

The Times followed one student through the first months of the new initiative to learn how a guaranteed basic income might influence the lives and choices of L.A. community college students. —Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025

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