student

Learner at school

A student is someone who studies, especially one enrolled in a school or taking lessons.

The word applies from kindergarten through graduate school: She's a third-grade student, law students.

Beyond formal education, student describes anyone learning systematically: a student of human nature, a lifelong student of jazz.

A student can also be someone under observation or training: a student teacher, a student driver.

learner

pupil

Learner or eye opening

trainee · intern · mentee · disciple · protege · tutee · freshman · sophomore · understudy · cadet

academic

university

Higher education institution

minor · GPA · thesis · dissertation · semester · tuition · scholarship · enrollment · transcript · coursework

study

homework

Student assignments for outside class

  • assignmentAllocated work or duty
  • essayShort argumentative prose work
  • examFormal knowledge assessment

textbook · notes · cramming · revision · research · deadline · project · presentation · paper · quiz

roles

class president

Elected pupil representative

head boy · head girl · team captain · club member · delegate · representative · scholar

campus

dorm

On-campus student housing

quad · fraternity · sorority · orientation · campus · residence hall · meal plan · RA · move-in · communal

curiosity

inquisitive

Eager to learn more

discovery · eager · fascination · interest · inquiry · investigation · probing · observant · analytical · engaged

youth

teenager

Person aged thirteen-nineteen

peer · highschooler · coming-of-age · growth · development · maturity · inexperience · puberty · teenage · juvenile

Categories
Opposites
educational role

studentteacher

One who instructs others

instructor · professor · lecturer · educator · mentor

learning stance

studentexpert

Highly skilled practitioner

master · adept · professional · graduate · authority

institutional status

studentnonstudent

One not enrolled

graduate · alumnus · dropout · faculty member · staff

Phrases
Family

students, student union, studentship, student body, student loans, student unions, student council, studenthood, student loan

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G