student

student
stu|dent
W1S1 [ˈstju:dənt US ˈstu:-] n
[Date: 1400-1500; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of studere; STUDY1]
1.) someone who is studying at a university, school etc
→↑pupil student at
▪ a first year student at the University of Oslo
law/medical/engineering etc student
▪ A lot of art students live in this dorm.
student teacher/nurse
(=someone who is learning to be a teacher or nurse)
A/B/C etc student
AmE (=someone who always earns A's etc for their work)
2.) be a student of sth
to be very interested in a particular subject
▪ He's obviously an excellent student of human nature.
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WORD CHOICE: student, schoolchild, pupil
In British English, a student usually means someone who has finished school and is studying at university : We met when we were students. | student accommodation
Children who go to school can be called schoolchildren , schoolboys or schoolgirls : A group of schoolchildren got on the bus.
The children at a particular school can be called its pupils : Pupils at the school were sent home early.
In American English, student is the usual word for anyone who is studying at school or college.
GRAMMAR
To say that someone is studying at a particular university, use at : She's a student at York University.
A student of literature, law etc studies that subject, but it is more usual to say 'a literature/law student'.
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Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • student — ► NOUN 1) a person studying at a university or other place of higher education. 2) chiefly N. Amer. a school pupil. 3) (before another noun ) denoting someone who is studying to enter a particular profession: a student nurse. 4) a person who… …   English terms dictionary

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  • Student — Student, s. Studieren …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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