Definitions for Student
ˈstud nt, ˈstyud-stu·dent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.6 / 17 votes

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.4 / 16 votes

1. studentnoun

   A person who studies a particular academic subject

   A student of philosophy.

2. studentnoun

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

   He is a student of life.

3. studentnoun

   A person enrolled at a university

   The students were out raising funds for rag week.

4. studentnoun

   A schoolchild

5. Etymology: From studens, present participle of studere

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Studentnoun

   A man given to books; a scholar; a bookish man.

   Etymology: studens, Latin.

   Keep a gamester from dice, and a good student from his book. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

   This grave advice some sober student bears,
   And loudly rings it in his fellow’s ears. John Dryden, Pers.

   A student shall do more in one hour, when all things concur to invite him to any special study, than in four at a dull season. Isaac Watts, Logick.

   I slightly touch the subject, and recommend it to some student of the profession. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Student

   A student is a person enrolled in a school or other educational institution.In the United Kingdom and most commonwealth countries, a "student" attends a secondary school or higher (e.g., college or university); those in primary or elementary schools are "pupils".

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. student

   A student is an individual who is actively engaged in learning, typically within an educational institution such as a school or university. They are enrolled in courses or programs through which they acquire knowledge, skills, and competencies related to various subjects or disciplines. Students often receive instruction, guidance, and evaluation from teachers or professors and actively participate in academic activities like attending classes, completing assignments, preparing for exams, and pursuing educational goals.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.8 / 17 votes

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

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

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

WikidataRate this definition:3.7 / 42 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 5 votes

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 ContributionRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

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  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. STUDENT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Student is ranked #31554 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Student surname appeared 733 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Student.
   
   77.6% or 569 total occurrences were White.
   11.4% or 84 total occurrences were Black.
   5.5% or 41 total occurrences were Asian.
   3.9% or 29 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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

   US English

   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

How to say Student in sign language?

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. One CEO:

   After joining Higher One in 2014, I charged our team to set new standards for transparency and compliance. Today, the account experience is significantly changed and an even better student experience will be unveiled in 2016.

2. Ivy League:

   The Ivy League reaffirms its unwavering commitment to providing an inclusive environment for all student-athletes while condemning transphobia and discrimination in any form.

3. Stephanie Kibler:

   Everything I learned about money stemmed from me digging into my finances in college, figuring out where I stood and just what was going on inside my personal financial machine, i learned how to be careful with money, to plan and save, but most importantly, how to make my money work for me so that I can use it to live the life I want, even despite those student loans.

4. Amishi Jha:

   'This training is not for wimps,' as my grad student, who was a former football player, used to say, this is for the toughest of the tough who want to make the world better and benefit personally, too.

5. Shawna Carpentier:

   We deeply value every single student in our schools. This was no different with Kaiden, this is not a light issue we have looked past. This was a very tragic situation we feel badly about... we made an unfortunate mistake.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Student
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Student
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Student
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Student
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Student
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Student
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html