eternal studentnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ɪˌtɜː.nəl ˈstjuː.dənt/us/ɪˌtɝː.nəl ˈstuː.dənt/humoroussomeone who tries to avoid getting a job for as long as possible by taking more educational courses
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Students & pupils
- -grader
- alumna
- alumnus
- attrition
- batchmate
- boarder
- entrant
- graduate
- infant
- intern
- internship
- learner
- mature age student
- pupil
- schoolgirl
- schoolmate
- sixth-former
- sophomore
- student
- theologian
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Examples from literature
- He became known as 'the eternal student,' to the great wrath of the heirs who waited for the reversion of his legacy.