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Student — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • academician noun A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.
  • alumnus noun A male pupil or student.
  • scholar noun A person with deep expert knowledge in a particular academic subject.
  • student noun A person who is enrolled in and attends a school, college, or university.
  • undergraduate noun A university student who has not yet earned a degree.

Senses

Student is used for these senses in English:

  • academician (now, chiefly, US) A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic. [from 17th c.]
  • scholar A student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship.
  • student A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.
  • student A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.
  • student (in particular) A person who is enrolled at a college or university (as contrasted with a pupil or schoolchild attending a primary or secondary school).
  • undergraduate A student at a university who has not yet received a degree.

academician — full definition

  1. noun A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.
  2. noun A member or follower of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, such as the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of Arts.

alumnus — full definition

  1. noun A male pupil or student.
  2. noun A male graduate.
  3. noun A student of any gender.
  4. noun A graduate of any gender.

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