Definition of STUDENT

student

Meanings

Plural: students

Noun

  • 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).

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

Antonyms

teacher

Scrabble Score: 8

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

Words With Friends Score: 10

student is a valid Words With Friends word