student

noun

ˈstü-dᵊnt How to pronounce student (audio)
Definition of studentnext
as in pupil
one who attends a school a straight-A student at the local high school

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Recent Examples of student One of those wounded was a 20-year-old VSU student, who sustained non-life threatening injuries and has been released from the hospital, according to police and the university. — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 For students learning online, Darren Harper, the lead academic and enrichment counselor at Crimson Global Academy, says to invest in a quality headset. — Adrienne Farr, Parents, 15 Aug. 2026 That student’s injuries were not life-threatening and he has been discharged from the hospital. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026 The flip side • Kudos to Finland for educating students in how to discern AI deep fakes! — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for student
Recent Examples of Synonyms for student
  1. pupil
  2. scholar
Noun
  • The first-year Pittsburgh Steelers coach's latest pupils are proving to be quick studies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Schoenberg and his pupils are collectively known as the Second Viennese School.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of pupil
Noun
  • Prominent conservative legal scholar Ilya Shapiro is listed as senior counsel.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • But jobs are really bundles of tasks, some more amenable to automation than others, according to Stanford professor Charles Jones, a leading scholar of how AI will affect growth.
    — Matt Peterson,Kate Rooney, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of scholar

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