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

Eight students and an adult driver were injured in a crash involving a school bus and an SUV in Montgomery County on Wednesday, an Arkansas State Police spokesperson said. —Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025

The event was being filmed and numerous students were recording it on their phones. —Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025

Some were students working their way through school, digging the independence from their families that that kind of money gave them. —Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025

Scott recently donated $42 million to 10,000 Degrees, a Bay Area nonprofit that helps low-income and minority students access higher education. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 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