student

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

From Middle English student, studient, from Old French estudiant, estudiente, from Latin studēns, present participle of studeō (“dedicate oneself to, study”). Equivalent to study + -ent.

In classic literature

Synonyms

pupil, educatee

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