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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

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She has words of encouragement for people considering a return to study as a mature student.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023

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

From BBC • Mar. 24, 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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