Definition of STUDENT

student

Plural: students

Noun

  • A person who is learning at a school or university.
  • a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
  • a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
  • A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.
  • A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.
  • A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.
  • A person who is enrolled at a college or university (as contrasted with a pupil or schoolchild attending a primary or secondary school).

Examples

  • Every aspiring Scrabble STUDENT knows the value of studying two-letter words.
  • He is a student of life.
  • She is a student of human interactions.
  • The students were out raising funds for rag week.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English student, studient, from Old French estudiant, estudiente, from Latin studēns, present participle of studeō (“dedicate oneself to, study”). Equivalent to study + -ent.

Synonyms

bookman, educatee, pupil, scholar, scholarly person, candlewaster, devotee, disciple

Antonyms

teacher

Scrabble Score: 8

student: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
student: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
student: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

student: valid Words With Friends Word