[syn: scholar, scholarly person, bookman, student]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Student \Stu"dent\, n. [L. studens, -entis, p. pr. of studere to
study. See Study, n.]
1. A person engaged in study; one who is devoted to learning;
a learner; a pupil; a scholar; especially, one who attends
a school, or who seeks knowledge from professional
teachers or from books; as, the students of an academy, a
college, or a university; a medical student; a hard
student.
[1913 Webster]
Keep a gamester from the dice, and a good student
from his book. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. One who studies or examines in any manner; an attentive
and systematic observer; as, a student of human nature, or
of physical nature.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
student
n 1: a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
[syn: student, pupil, educatee]
2: a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who
by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
[syn: scholar, scholarly person, bookman, student]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
STUDENT
D.G. Bobrow 1964. Early query system. Sammet 1969, p.664.