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stu⋅dent

  [stood-nt, styood-]
–noun
1. a person formally engaged in learning, esp. one enrolled in a school or college; pupil: a student at Yale.
2. any person who studies, investigates, or examines thoughtfully: a student of human nature.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L student- (s. of studēns), prp. of studēre to take pains; see -ent; r. ME studiant, aph. var. of estudiant < OF, n. use of prp. of estudier to study

Related forms:
stu⋅dent⋅less, adjective
stu⋅dent⋅like, adjective

Synonyms:
1, 2. See pupil 1 .

Pronunciation note:
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stu·dent   (stōōd'nt, styōōd'-)   
n.  

  1. One who is enrolled or attends classes at a school, college, or university.

    1. One who studies something: a student of contemporary dance.

    2. An attentive observer: a student of world affairs.


[Middle English, alteration (influenced by Latin studēre, to study) of studient, studiant, from Old French estudiant, one who studies, from present participle of estudier, to study, from Medieval Latin studiāre, from Latin studium, study; see study.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

student 
1398, from O.Fr. estudient "one who is studying," from M.L. studiare "to study," from L. studium (see study). Student-teacher is attested from 1907.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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