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mature student

British

noun

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

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Williams went to Liverpool University as a mature student and studied engineering, with Hemming describing him as "generally a quiet, perhaps even shy, individual".

From BBC • Feb. 28, 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

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

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2022

“I’m a mature student in a hurry,” she told him.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022

From the period of our last Chapter our friend commences to adopt the attributes of the mature student.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 23, 1841 by Various

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