stu ‧ dent S1 W1 /ˈstjuːd ə nt $ ˈstuː-/ BrE AmE 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 ; ⇨ ↑ study 1 ]
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.
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COLLOCATIONS
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + 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.
■ student + NOUN
▪ 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.
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THESAURUS
▪ 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
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How many students are there in your class?
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The university has a lot of overseas students.
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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.
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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.
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When he was a schoolboy, no one had heard of computers.
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He blushed at her like a schoolboy.
▪ learner someone who is learning a foreign language:
Learners often have problems with pronunciation.
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a book for foreign learners of English