student

A1 Topic:Education & Learning

US /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.

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

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

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teacher

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Forms students

Derived forms antistudentcyberstudentmultistudentnonstudentstudencystudent-athletestudentesestudentessstudenthoodstudentialstudentificationstudentish

Related forms learner

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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# student

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /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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