STUDENT
scholar, scholarly person, bookman, student
(noun) a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
student, pupil, educatee
(noun) a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
student (plural students)
A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.
A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.
(in particular) A person who is enrolled at a college or university (as contrasted with a pupil or schoolchild attending a primary or secondary school).
Synonyms
• (person who studies a particular subject): candlewaster, scholar; devotee, disciple
Antonyms
• teacher
Anagrams
• stunted
Source: Wiktionary
Stu"dent, n. Etym: [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.
Keep a gamester from the dice, and a good student from his book.
Shak.
2. One who studies or examines in any manner; an attentive and
systematic observer; as, a student of human nature, or of physical
nature.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition