- student
- nounADJECTIVE▪ brilliant, good, straight-A, talented▪
one of the best students the college has ever had
▪ college, school, university▪ A level, sixth-form (both BrE)▪ full-time, part-time▪ prospective▪ first-year, second-year, etc.▪ graduate, postgraduate, research, undergraduate▪ doctoral, master's, PhD, etc.▪ mature (BrE)▪She studied metallurgy as a mature student.
▪ former, old▪She's a former student of mine who graduated in the 80s.
▪ fellow▪He developed the website in collaboration with his fellow students.
▪ foreign, international (esp. AmE), overseas (BrE)▪ exchange▪I first came to America as an exchange student.
▪ art, engineering, law, medical, music, etc.VERB + STUDENT▪ enrol/enroll▪Ninety-four students were enrolled in the class.
▪ educate, instruct, prepare, teach▪ engage, motivate▪teachers who engage students in meaningful discussions
▪ assist, encourage, help▪The students are encouraged to think creatively.
STUDENT + NOUN▪ nurse, teacher▪ numbers, population▪Student numbers at the college have increased by 25%.
▪ body (esp. AmE), council, government (AmE), group, organization▪ days▪She worked hard in her student days.
▪ life▪I'm thoroughly enjoying student life.
▪ participation▪ enrolment/enrollment▪ grant (esp. BrE), loan▪She had to take out a student loan to help her through college.
▪ accommodation (BrE), dorm (informal), dormitory▪ newspaper▪ visa▪ activism, demonstration, protest, unrest▪He often takes part in student demonstrations.
▪ activistPREPOSITION▪ as a student▪She first went to Paris as a student.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.