— studentless , adj. — studentlike , adj.
/stoohd"nt, styoohd"-/ , n.
1. a person formally engaged in learning, esp. one enrolled in a school or college; pupil: a student at Yale.
2. any person who studies, investigates, or examines thoughtfully: a student of human nature.
[ 1350-1400; ME student- (s. of studens ), prp. of studere to take pains; see -ENT; r. ME studiant, aph. var. of estudiant estudier to STUDY ]
Syn. 1, 2. See pupil 1 .
Pronunciation . See new .