student Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
educatee; pupil.
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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.Definitions
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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 medicalstudent ; a hardstudent .Keep a gamester from the dice, and a good student from his book. Shak.
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One who studies or examines in any manner; an attentive and systematic observer; as, a .student of human nature, or of physical nature