Definitions for Student
ˈstud nt, ˈstyud-Stu·dent

Princeton's WordNet(3.61 / 17 votes)Rate this definition:

1. student, pupil, educateenoun

   a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

2. scholar, scholarly person, bookman, studentnoun

   a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

Wiktionary(3.44 / 16 votes)Rate this definition:

1. studentnoun

   A person who studies a particular academic subject

   A student of philosophy.

   Etymology: From studens, present participle of studere

2. studentnoun

   A person seriously devoted to some subject, whether academic or not

   He is a student of life.

   Etymology: From studens, present participle of studere

3. studentnoun

   A person enrolled at a university

   The students were out raising funds for rag week.

   Etymology: From studens, present participle of studere

4. studentnoun

   A schoolchild

   Etymology: From studens, present participle of studere

Webster Dictionary(3.77 / 17 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Studentnoun

   a person engaged in study; one who is devoted to learning; a learner; a pupil; a scholar; especially, one who attends a school, or who seeks knowledge from professional teachers or from books; as, the students of an academy, a college, or a university; a medical student; a hard student

   Etymology: [L. studens, -entis, p. pr. of studere to study. See Study, n.]

2. Studentnoun

   one who studies or examines in any manner; an attentive and systematic observer; as, a student of human nature, or of physical nature

   Etymology: [L. studens, -entis, p. pr. of studere to study. See Study, n.]

Freebase(3.71 / 42 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Student

   A student is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. In some nations, the English term is reserved for those who attend university, while a schoolchild under the age of eighteen is called a pupil in English, although in the United States a person enrolled in grades K–12 is often called a student. In its widest use, student is used for anyone who is learning, including mid-career adults who are taking vocational education or returning to university.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(3.00 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Student

   stū′dent, n. one who studies, a scholar at a higher school, college, or university: one devoted to the study of any subject: a man devoted to books.—ns. Stū′dentry, students collectively; Stū′dentship, an endowment for a student in a college.

Editors Contribution(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. student

   A person who studies a specific subject at a form of unity government school, college, university, academy or other approved education facility.

   The student housing is beautiful.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 3, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Student' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1333

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Student' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2399

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Student' in Nouns Frequency: #148

Anagrams for Student »

1. stunted

How to pronounce Student?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Student in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Student in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Student in a Sentence

1. Matthew Green:

   The kindergarten student told the teacher that when he eats or tastes the powder, he turns into Superman.

2. Westford Academy:

   This was a very serious incident that could have caused a lot more damage, the student involved has been identified and the Westford Academy administration is taking appropriate action at this time.

3. Claude Arnold:

   Our legal immigration system has many vulnerabilities and the student visa program is no different, it is only a matter of time before there is either some horrible criminal act, or some act of terrorism, and there is absolutely no information available that would have caused [authorities] to go out and pick that person up.

4. Rebecca Hu:

   I think the student community is really hurt by everyone in USC administration, and we just want to make sure they actually hear us for once and take us seriously.

5. Mike Riera:

   The LAPD did not share additional information with us, such as the nature of the inappropriate relationship or the identity of the minor student.

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