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.

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

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

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.]

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

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Chief Judge Jeffrey Howard:

   On the one hand, an institution is seeking a diverse student body and diverse community. On the other hand, there is a real concern about improper balancing.

2. James Leonard:

   I'm sure more information will come out on the student shortly.

3. Virginia Foxx:

   When you think about Catholic universities, there are a lot of those, and quite a few of these universities would discriminate against same-sex student relationships.

4. John Lewis:

   I never saw him. I never met him, i was chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee for three years, from 1963 to 1966. I was involved with the sit-ins, the Freedom Rides, the March on Washington, the march from Selma to Montgomery and directed to voter education project for six years. But I met Hillary Clinton. I met President Clinton.

5. Eric Swalwell:

   To believe that it will be the next generation whose leadership will solve climate chaos, bring cures in our lifetime for health care, address the student loan debt crisis and make sure that we say enough is enough, we don't have to live this way anymore and that we love our children more than we love our guns.

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