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college student

NOUN

person studying at institution of higher education

Synonyms

STRONGEST

graduate student senior

WEAK

first-year student grad student junior sophomore undergrad undergraduate student

Example Sentences

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Now a 19-year-old college student, Hedrick remembers the frustration she felt when she and her cousin were asked to leave the mall once, shortly before they turned 18.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Thoughts: As a college student, I couldn’t afford to buy tickets to most events.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Shreya, a college student in Pune, in the Indian state of Maharashtra, told me her friend group mainly uses voice notes "because we use a lot of languages".

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

That’s the case for Annika Verma, a college student who moved out of her family’s home shortly before she turned 18.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Meanwhile, in another part of town, Charles Chiltington was sitting in his father’s library, working with the college student who’d been hired to help him polish up his extra-credit essay.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein