n.
Pronunciation: ' stü-d ə nt, ' styü-, chiefly Southern -d ə nt
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin student-, studens, from present participle of stud ē re to study ― more at STUDY
Date: 14th century
1 : SCHOLAR , LEARNER especially : one who attends a school
2 : one who studies : an attentive and systematic observer <a student of politics>