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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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Calocane was a mature student at the University of Nottingham when he became mentally unwell, and was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in July 2020.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

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

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023

Ms Lajoie was an experienced music industry executive before she began a degree in human, social and political sciences as a mature student at Cambridge's Hughes Hall in 2021.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 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

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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