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



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9 January 2025

PRESENTATION

(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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