student

stu-dent · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

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

  2. 2.

    A person who has a strong interest in a particular subject.

  3. 3.

    A person who learns or takes instruction from someone.

Forms

plural: students

Related words

Antonyms: instructor, teacher
See also: school, students, study, teacher
Synonyms: learner, pupil, scholar

Etymology

From Latin studens, present participle of studēre ("to be eager, to study, to apply oneself"), possibly related to Proto-Indo-European stewd- ("to push, strike"). The sense evolved from "one who is eager" to "one who applies oneself to learning."