student Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
    educatee; pupil.
  2. noun a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
    scholarly person; bookman; scholar.

WordNet


Stu"dent noun
Etymology
L. studens, -entis, p.pr. of studere to study. See Study, n.
Definitions
  1. A person engaged in study; one who is devoted to learning; a learner; a pupil; a scholar; especially, one who attends a school, or who seeks knowledge from professional teachers or from books; as, the students of an academy, a college, or a university; a medical student; a hard student.
    Keep a gamester from the dice, and a good student from his book. Shak.
  2. One who studies or examines in any manner; an attentive and systematic observer; as, a student of human nature, or of physical nature.

Webster 1913