n.1 a person who is studying, esp. at university or another place of higher education.
2 (attrib.) studying in order to become (a student nurse).
3 a person of studious habits.
4 Brit. a graduate recipient of a stipend from the foundation of a college, esp. a fellow of Christ Church, Oxford.
Derivatives:
studentship n.
Etymology: ME f. L studere f. studium STUDY