\Stu"dent\, n. [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.