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

School records show that students called Blunt's son the N-word on multiple occasions. —Eyal Press, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2025

The West Ada Education Association conducted interviews with the four candidates vying for spots at the helm of the 40,000-student school district. —Idaho Statesman, 29 Oct. 2025

Officers then came across security video footage from a business in the 1000 block 24th Street, showing the student walking through the area before she was followed shortly afterward by a man taking the same path. —Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025

Fourth-year student Carla Sparza only commutes to SJSU twice a week. —Iris Sanchez, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 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