student

student
stu‧dent S1 W1 /ˈstjuːdənt $ ˈstuː-/ noun [countable]1. someone who is studying at a university, school etc ⇨ pupil
    student at
    a first-year student at the University of Oslo
    law/science/medical etc student
    There are plenty of job opportunities for engineering students.
    student teacher/nurse etc (=someone who is studying to be a teacher, nurse etc)
    A/B/C student (=a student who always gets A's, B's etc for their work) ⇨ mature student
2. be a student of something to be very interested in a particular subject:
    He’s obviously an excellent student of human nature.
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + student
   ▪ a law/medical/chemistry etc student Approximately 40% of law students are women.
   ▪ a university/college/school student How many college students are politically active?
   ▪ a high school/elementary school student American English Her son is a high school student.
   ▪ a first-year/second-year etc student (=in their first year, second year etc at college or university) First-year students have an exam at the end of term.
   ▪ an A/B/C student American English (=one who usually gets an A, B, or C for their work) He was an A student all the way through high school.
   ▪ an undergraduate student (=one who is studying for a first degree) Most undergraduate students rely on student loans for finance.
   ▪ a postgraduate student British English, a graduate student American English (=one who has already done a first degree) There is a separate university prospectus for postgraduate students.
   ▪ a research student (=doing research in a university) When I returned to Cambridge, I continued this work with two of my research students.
   ▪ a mature student especially British English (=a student who is over 25 years old) He took a degree as a mature student at Birmingham University.
   ▪ a foreign/overseas student The University welcomes applications from overseas students.
■ student + NOUN
   ▪ a student loan/grant (=money that is lent or given to a student) Some of them are still paying off student loans.
   ▪ student life (=the way of life of university and college students) Parties are an important part of student life.
   ▪ a student teacher/doctor/nurse (=someone who is learning to be a teacher, doctor, or nurse) Student teachers work alongside qualified teachers to gain classroom experience.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ student someone who is studying at a university or school. In British English, student is not usually used to refer to a child at primary school: a student at Moscow University | How many students are there in your class? | The university has a lot of overseas students. | Most schools have special classes for students with learning difficulties.
   ▪ pupil especially British English someone who is being taught in a particular school or by a particular teacher: The school has 300 pupils. | He received a letter from one of his former pupils.
   ▪ schoolchild a child who goes to school: The play was performed by a group of local schoolchildren.
   ▪ schoolboy/schoolgirl especially British English a boy or girl who goes to school – used especially when talking about how they behave, or that time in someone’s life: They were behaving like naughty schoolgirls. | When he was a schoolboy, no one had heard of computers. | He blushed at her like a schoolboy.
   ▪ learner someone who is learning a foreign language: Learners often have problems with pronunciation. | a book for foreign learners of English