(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a person who is studying at a university or college.
Warren’s eldest son is an art ~, at St Martin’s.
...a 23-year-old medical ~.
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see also mature ~
2.
A ~ is a child who is studying at a secondary school.
= pupil
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3.
Someone who is a ~ of a particular subject is interested in the subject and spends time learning about it.
...a passionate ~ of nineteenth century history.
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