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Definition of student

student

/ˈstuːdənt/
stu · dent
Adverb:studiously
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Plural:students
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Adjective:studious
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student Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

A person who is formally enrolled at a school, college, university, or other educational institution.

Example

"Every student in the lecture hall took careful notes during the professor's presentation."

2

A person who takes an attentive interest in and carefully examines or investigates a particular subject, field, or phenomenon.

Example

"As a lifelong student of human nature, the novelist was able to create deeply believable characters."

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stucco
stuck
stud
student
studentship
studfarm
studied

Word Origin & Etymology

Middle English, from Old French estudiant or directly from Latin student-, the present participle stem of studere ('to be eager, be diligent, apply oneself, or study').

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