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mature student

British  

noun

  1. a student at a college or university who has passed the usual age for formal education

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Kayleigh Atkins is a mature student at the University of Sunderland in her final year studying criminology.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2023

Luke Trainor, the programme manager, was a mature student at the university when Better Than Well began.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2023

Dr Axten, of Wells, Somerset, said he loved his time as a mature student at the University of Bristol between 2016 and 2022.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2023

"I think it's a travesty to be honest," part-time mature student Tracey O'Shea said.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2022

Every mature student has found that, under great pressure, he can commit to memory the substance of thought, and even the words, for an astonishing amount of matter.

From How to Study and Teaching How to Study by McMurry, Frank M. (Frank Morton)

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