student

A1 Topic:Education & Learning

US /ˈstjuː.dn̩t/ UK /ˈstjuː.dn̩t/ See IPA manual

Freq #1492

Meanings

1

noun
A person who is studying at a school, college, or university.

She is a student at the local university.
2

noun
A person who studies or is very interested in a particular subject.

He is a keen student of history.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who is studying at... pupil

2 noun · a person who studies or is... scholar

Opposites

teacher

Word family

Forms students

Derived forms antistudentcyberstudentmultistudentnonstudentstudencystudent-athletestudentesestudentessstudenthoodstudentialstudentificationstudentish

Related forms learner

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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graduate student
a student taking further academic studies after completing a first degree

Noun + noun

Proverbs (1)

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There are no bad students, just bad teachers

Etymology

From Middle English student, studient, from Old French estudiant, estudiente, from Latin studēns, present participle of studeō (“dedicate oneself to, study”). Equivalent to study + -ent.

*(s)tewd- Proto-Indo-European student Middle English estudiant Old French studēns Latin

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Topics

Education & Learning

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# student

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈstjuː.dn̩t/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈstjuː.dn̩t/
**Frequency rank:** 1492

## Meanings
1. A person who is studying at a school, college, or university.
2. A person who studies or is very interested in a particular subject.

## Examples
- She is a student at the local university.
- He is a keen student of history.

## Antonyms
- teacher

## Derived Forms
- antistudent
- cyberstudent
- multistudent
- nonstudent
- studency
- student-athlete
- studentese
- studentess
- studenthood
- studential
- studentification
- studentish

## Related Forms
- learner

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *(s)tewd-
- Root: student
- Root: estudiant
- Root: studēns
- Affix: -ent - one who

## Etymology
From Middle English student, studient, from Old French estudiant, estudiente, from Latin studēns, present participle of studeō (“dedicate oneself to, study”). Equivalent to study + -ent.

## AI Etymology
Student is from Middle English student, studient, from Old French estudiant, estudiente, from Latin studēns, present participle of studeō (“dedicate oneself to, study”). Equivalent to study + -ent. In present-day use, it can mean a person who is studying at a school, college, or university, or a person who studies or is very interested in a particular subject.

## Topics
- Education & Learning

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