26984 words

students

7 definitions • 14 examples
1
a person who is learning at a college or university:

Examples:

a graduate/postgraduate student (= one who has completed a first degree)
a full-time/part-time student
a student teacher/nurse/doctor (= a person training to become a teacher, nurse, etc.)
He was a student at the University of Chicago.
2
someone who is learning at a school:

Examples:

Teachers use a variety of materials to inspire their students.
Students are not allowed to bring mobile phones in to the test.
US The school has 24 students in kindergarten.
3
If someone is a student of a particular subject, they know about it and are interested in it:

Examples:

As a nurse, you have to be a student of (= to know and learn about) human nature.
4
a person who is studying at a school, college, or university:

Examples:

He is a student at the University of California.
5
Someone who is a student of a particular subject is very interested in it:

Examples:

As a nurse, you get to be a student of human nature.
6
a person who is studying at a college, university, or school:

Examples:

7
someone who knows about a subject and is interested in it, but may not have studied it formally:

Examples:

a student of sth Any student of the free market would agree that an energy policy risks strangling the development of efficient energy sources.

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