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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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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

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

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023

Oshada Jayasundera, 31, a mature student at Nottingham Trent University, was pronounced dead at the scene in Nottingham on Wednesday.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2023

“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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