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

Unlike single-user AI platforms, Alice develops a comprehensive view of each student's unique profile through conversations with both parents and students. —Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025

Seven years after King’s speech, my father and his siblings were among the first students bussed out of their neighborhood in Memphis to a majority-White public school as the city finally integrated its public school system decades after the Supreme Court’s mandate. —Essence, 15 Feb. 2025

Sophomore Sydney Barros pumped her fist on the graduate student’s final handstand, and McDonald jumped up and down as Esparza stuck her dismount. —Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025

But schools with majorities of Black and Latino students tend to have fewer resources, more teacher shortages and fewer Advanced Placement class options. —April Rubin, Axios, 15 Feb. 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

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