n[C][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;Origin: , present participle of studere;
STUDY1]
someone who is studying at a university, school etc
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pupilstudent at a first year student at the University of Oslolaw/medical/engineering etc student A lot of art students live in this dorm.student teacher/nurse(=someone who is learning to be a teacher or nurse)
A/B/C etc studentAmE (=someone who always earns A's etc for their work)
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mature studentbe a student of sthto be very interested in a particular subject
He's obviously an excellent student of human nature.
WORD CHOICE: student, schoolchild, pupilIn British English, a
student usually means someone who has finished school and is studying at university :
We met when we were students. |
student accommodationChildren who go to school can be called
schoolchildren ,
schoolboys or
schoolgirls :
A group of schoolchildren got on the bus.The children at a particular school can be called its
pupils :
Pupils at the school were sent home early.In American English,
student is the usual word for anyone who is studying at school or college.
GRAMMAR
To say that someone is studying at a particular university, use
at :
She's a student at York University.A
student of literature, law etc studies that subject, but it is more usual to say 'a literature/law student'.