student

 
Pronunciation: /ˈstjuːd(ə)nt/

noun

  • a person who is studying at a university or other place of higher education: a student of sociology a maths student [as modifier]: student loans
  • a school pupil: high-school students
  • [as modifier] denoting someone who is studying in order to enter a particular profession: a group of student nurses
  • a person who takes an interest in a particular subject: a student of the free market

Derivatives

studentship

noun (British)

studenty

adjective (British informal)

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin student- 'applying oneself to', from the verb studere, related to studium 'painstaking application'