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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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Yusuf, a mature student eight years in recovery, is the peer manager.

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

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022

Jay Blades, who presents The Repair Shop, said he was "absolutely honoured" to have been appointed the first chancellor of the university he attended as a mature student.

From BBC • May 20, 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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