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   stu·dent

   /ˈsto͞od(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a person who is studying at a school or college: "a student of sociology" Similar undergraduatepostgraduatescholartuteefreshmanfreshwomanfinalistsophomorecoedinformal:fresherfrosh
   • ▪ denoting someone who is studying in order to enter a particular profession: "a group of student nurses" Similar traineeapprenticeprobationerrecruitnovicelearnermenteebeginnerpostulantnovitiateinformal:greenhornrookie
   • ▪ a person who takes an interest in a particular subject: "a student of the free market"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin student- ‘applying oneself to’, from the verb studere, related to studium ‘painstaking application’.

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