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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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Adam Dunas, a mature student at Durham University, started his university course in 2023, after working in IT and pursuing professional gaming.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

In November 2021, Ms Bashir came to the UK from Pakistan to study business management and, several months later, Arslan followed, arriving in February 2022 as a mature student.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 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

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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