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student¹
- /ˈstjuː.dn̩t/
- /ˈst͡ʃuː.dn̩t/
- /ˈstu.dn̩t/
- /ˈstɪʊ.dənt/ Wales, dialectal
Rhymes with -uːdənt
Where it comes from
From Middle English student, studient, from Old French estudiant, estudiente, from Latin studēns, present participle of studeō (“dedicate oneself to, study”). Equivalent to stud(y) + -ent.
noun students
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A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.
She is a student of human interactions.
Similar: candlewaster, scholar, devotee, disciple
- A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution. The students were out raising funds for rag week.
- A person who is enrolled at a college or university (as contrasted with a pupil or schoolchild attending a primary or secondary school).
Opposite: teacher
adjective
- In training, learning a particular skill. student teacher.
Student²
Where it comes from
From the pen-name of Irish statistician William Sealy Gosset.
adjective
- Clipping of Student's
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: scholar, pupil, educatee, scholarly person, graduate, undergraduate, university, college, schoolchild, alumnus, sophomore, schoolboy, campus, internship, classmate, enrolment
noun
Opposite: teacher
Translations
Every language
noun person enrolled at a school, university or other education institution
| Español | alumno, estudiante, discente, educando |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | विद्यार्थी vidyārthī, विद्यार्थिनी vidyārthinī, छात्र chātra, छात्रा chātrā, शिष्य śiṣya, शिष्या śiṣyā |
| Deutsch | Lernender, Lernende |
| Русский | уча́щийся učáščijsja, уча́щаяся učáščajasja, учени́к učeník, учени́ца učeníca |
| العربية | طَالِب ṭālib, طَالِبَة ṭāliba, تِلْمِيذ tilmīḏ, تِلْمِيذَة tilmīḏa |
noun person enrolled at a university — see also university student
| Español | estudiante, alumno, alumna, universitario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 학생 haksaeng |
| 日本語 | 学生 gakusei |
| 中文 | 學生 /学生 xuéshēng |
| हिन्दी | विद्यार्थी vidyārthī, विद्यार्थिनी vidyārthinī, छात्र chātra, छात्रा chātrā, शिष्य śiṣya, शिष्या śiṣyā |
| Kiswahili | mwanafunzi, mwanachuo |
| Português | estudante, académico, académica, acadêmico, acadêmica, aluno |
| Français | étudiant, étudiante |
| Deutsch | Student, Studentin, Studierender, Studierende, Hochschüler, Hochschülerin |
| Italiano | studente, studentessa |
| Ελληνικά | φοιτητής foititís, φοιτήτρια foitítria |
| Română | student, studentă |
| Русский | студе́нт studént, студе́нтка studéntka |
| Tiếng Việt | sinh viên |
| العربية | طَالِب ṭālib, طَالِبَة ṭāliba |
noun person who studies a subject
| Español | estudiante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 학생 haksaeng |
| 日本語 | 学生 gakusei |
| 中文 | 學生 /学生 xuéshēng |
| हिन्दी | विद्यार्थी vidyārthī, विद्यार्थिनी vidyārthinī, छात्र chātra, छात्रा chātrā, शिष्य śiṣya, शिष्या śiṣyā |
| Kiswahili | mwanafunzi, mwanachuo, mwanagenzi |
| Português | estudante, aluno, aluna, estudioso, estudiosa |
| Français | étudiant, étudiante, élève |
| Deutsch | Student, Studentin, Lernender m Lernende |
| Italiano | studente, studentessa, studioso, studiosa |
| Ελληνικά | μαθητής mathitís, μαθήτρια mathítria, σπουδαστής spoudastís, σπουδάστρια spoudástria, μελετητής meletitís |
| Română | student, studentă |
| Русский | студе́нт studént, студе́нтка studéntka, уча́щийся učáščijsja, уча́щаяся učáščajasja |
| Tiếng Việt | học sinh, sinh viên |
| العربية | طَالِب ṭālib, طَالِبَة ṭāliba, تِلْمِيذ tilmīḏ, تِلْمِيذَة tilmīḏa, طَالِب عِلْم ṭālib ʕilm, طَالِبَة عِلْم ṭālibat ʕilm |
| עברית | סְטוּדֶנְט studént, סְטוּדֶנְטִית studéntit, תַּלְמִיד talmíd, תַּלְמִידָה talmidá |
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title = {student},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
