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student

stu·dent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stood-nt, styood-]
    • /ˈstud nt, ˈstyud-/
    • /ˈstjuːdnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stood-nt, styood-]
    • /ˈstud nt, ˈstyud-/

Definitions of student word

  • noun student a person formally engaged in learning, especially one enrolled in a school or college; pupil: a student at Yale. 1
  • noun student any person who studies, investigates, or examines thoughtfully: a student of human nature. 1
  • noun student at secondary school 1
  • noun student at a university 1
  • noun student learner in general 1
  • noun student scholarly person 1

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Origin of student

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin student- (stem of studēns), present participle of studēre to take pains; see -ent; replacing Middle English studiant, aphetic variant of estudiant < Old French, noun use of present participle of estudier to study

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Student

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

student popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

student usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for student

noun student

  • academician — An academician is a member of an academy, usually one which has been formed to improve or maintain standards in a particular field.
  • academic — Academic is used to describe things that relate to the work done in schools, colleges, and universities, especially work which involves studying and reasoning rather than practical or technical skills.
  • apprentice — An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill.
  • beginner — A beginner is someone who has just started learning to do something and cannot do it very well yet.
  • cadet — A cadet is a young man or woman who is being trained in the armed services or the police.

Antonyms for student

noun student

  • abecedary — abecedarian.
  • advisor — one who gives advice.
  • annalist — a writer of annals
  • authority — The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
  • breeder — Breeders are people who breed animals or plants.

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