student
[noun]
Synonyms: learner, apprentice, disciple, pupil, scholar, trainee, undergraduate

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English Thesaurus: student, pupil, schoolchild, schoolboy/schoolgirl, learner, ...

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stu‧dent S1 W1 /ˈstjuːdənt $ ˈstuː-/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: student, study, studiousness; adjective: studious, studied; verb: study; adverb: studiously]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: present participle of studere; ⇒ study¹]

1. someone who is studying at a university, school etc ⇒ pupil
student at
a first-year student at the University of Oslo
law/science/medical etc student
There are plenty of job opportunities for engineering students.
student teacher/nurse etc (=someone who is studying to be a teacher, nurse etc)
A/B/C student (=a student who always gets A's, B's etc for their work) ⇒ mature student

2. be a student of something to be very interested in a particular subject:
He’s obviously an excellent student of human nature.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

student
noun
ADJ. brilliant, good one of the best students the college has ever had
college, school, university | full-time, part-time | first-year, second-year, etc. | graduate, postgraduate, research | doctoral, MA, etc. | mature He studied metallurgy as a mature student, having spent ten years working in a foundry.
overseas | engineering, history, law, medical, etc.
STUDENT + NOUN nurse, teacher | numbers, population Student numbers at the college have increased by 25 per cent.
days She travelled a lot in her student days.
life thoroughly enjoying student life
grant, loan She had to take out a student loan to help her through college.
accommodation, dormitory | demonstration, protest, unrest taking part in a student demonstration
PREP. as a ~ She first went to London as a student.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

student

a law/medical/chemistry etc student
Approximately 40% of law students are women.
a university/college/school student
How many college students are politically active?
a high school/elementary school student American English
Her son is a high school student.
a first-year/second-year etc student (=in their first year, second year etc at college or university)
First-year students have an exam at the end of term.
an A/B/C student American English (=one who usually gets an A, B, or C for their work)
He was an A student all the way through high school.
an undergraduate student (=one who is studying for a first degree)
Most undergraduate students rely on student loans for finance.
a postgraduate student British English, a graduate student American English (=one who has already done a first degree)
There is a separate university prospectus for postgraduate students.
a research student (=doing research in a university)
When I returned to Cambridge, I continued this work with two of my research students.
a mature student especially British English (=a student who is over 25 years old)
He took a degree as a mature student at Birmingham University.
a foreign/overseas student
The University welcomes applications from overseas students.
a student loan/grant (=money that is lent or given to a student)
Some of them are still paying off student loans.
student life (=the way of life of university and college students)
Parties are an important part of student life.
a student teacher/doctor/nurse (=someone who is learning to be a teacher, doctor, or nurse)
Student teachers work alongside qualified teachers to gain classroom experience.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

student
noun
BAD: I'm a student of Goldsmith's College.
GOOD: I'm a student at Goldsmith's College.

Usage Note:
See IN 5 (in)

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student someone who is studying at a university or school. In British English, student is not usually used to refer to a child at primary school:
a student at Moscow University
How many students are there in your class?
The university has a lot of overseas students.
Most schools have special classes for students with learning difficulties.
pupil especially British English someone who is being taught in a particular school or by a particular teacher:
The school has 300 pupils.
He received a letter from one of his former pupils.
schoolchild a child who goes to school:
The play was performed by a group of local schoolchildren.
schoolboy/schoolgirl especially British English a boy or girl who goes to school – used especially when talking about how they behave, or that time in someone’s life:
They were behaving like naughty schoolgirls.
When he was a schoolboy, no one had heard of computers.
He blushed at her like a schoolboy.
learner someone who is learning a foreign language:
Learners often have problems with pronunciation.
a book for foreign learners of English

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