HyperDic: student

English > 2 senses of the word student:
NOUNperson student, pupil, educateea learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
person student, scholar, scholarly person, bookmana learned person (especially in the humanities)
student > pronunciation
Soundsstuw'dahnt
Rhymesabandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...
English > student: 2 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA learner who is enrolled in an educational institution.
Synonymspupil, educatee
Member ofteacher-student relationThe academic relation between teachers and their students
NarrowerEtonianA student enrolled in (or graduated from) Eton College
Ivy LeaguerA student or graduate at an Ivy League school
WykehamistA student enrolled in (or graduated from) Winchester College
art studentsomeone studying to be an artist
auditorA student who attends a course but does not take it for credit
catechumen, neophyteA new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist
collegian, college man, college boyA student (or former student) at a college or university / university
crammerA student who crams
law studentA student in law school
majorA university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
medical student, medicoA student in medical school
nonreaderA student who is very slow in learning to read
overachieverA student who attains higher standards than the IQ indicated
passerA student who passes an examination
scholarA student who holds a scholarship
seminarian, seminaristA student at a seminary / seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary / seminary)
sixth-formerA student in the sixth form
skipperA student who fails to attend classes
underachiever, underperformer, nonachieverA student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates
withdrawerA student who withdraws from the educational institution in which he or she was enrolled
BroaderenrolleeA person who enrolls in (or is enrolled in) a class or course of study
Spanishalumna, alumno, educando, estudiante, pupila, pupilo
Catalanalumna, alumne, estudianta, estudiant, pupil
Nounsstudentshipthe position of student
Verbsstudybe a student
English > student: 2 senses > noun 2, person
MeaningA learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines.
Synonymsscholar, scholarly person, bookman
InstancesCrichton, James Crichton, The Admirable CrichtonScottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)
Lorenzo de'Medici, Lorenzo the MagnificentItalian statesman and scholar who supported many artists and humanists including Michelangelo and Leonardo and Botticelli (1449-1492)
Malone, Edmund Malone, Edmond MaloneEnglish scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
Varro, Marcus Terentius VarroRoman scholar (116-27 BC)
NarrowerArabistA scholar who specializes in Arab languages and culture
Cabalist, KabbalistA student of the Jewish Kabbalah
IslamistA scholar who knowledgeable in Islamic studies
Masorete, Massorete, MasoriteA scholar who is expert on the Masorah (especially one of the Jewish scribes who contributed to the Masorah)
Renaissance manA scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was limited) could know almost everything about many topics
Renaissance man, generalistA modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests
Schoolman, medieval SchoolmanA scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages
Shakespearian, ShakespeareanA Shakespearean scholar
SinologistA student of Chinese history and language and culture
VedistA scholar of or an authority on the Vedas
academician, schoolmanA scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
alumnus, alumna, alum, graduate, gradA person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university / university)
bibliographersomeone trained in compiling bibliographies
bibliophile, booklover, book loversomeone who loves (and usually collects) books
doctor, Dr.A person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution
goliardA wandering scholar in medieval Europe
historian, historiographerA person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
humanistA classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
initiate, learned person, pundit, savantsomeone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
licentiateholds a license (degree) from a (European) university / university
mastersomeone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
mujtihadAn Islamic scholar who engages in ijtihad, the effort to derive rules of divine law from Muslim sacred texts
musicologistA student / student of musicology
pedant, bookworm, scholasticA person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
philomathA lover of learning
philosopherA specialist in philosophy
postdoc, post docA scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree
readerA person who enjoys / enjoys / enjoys reading
salutatorian, salutatory speakerA graduating student with the second highest academic rank
scholiastA scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)
theologian, theologist, theologizer, theologisersomeone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
valedictorian, valedictory speakerThe student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement
Broaderintellectual, intellectA person who uses the mind creatively
Spanishdocto, erudito, especialista, estudiante, estudioso, sabio
Catalanerudit, estudiant, estudiós
Nounsstudentshipthe position of student

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict