Alumnus

//əˈlʌmnəs// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A male pupil or student.
  2. 2
    a male person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) wordnet
  3. 3
    A male graduate.
  4. 4
    A student of any gender.
  5. 5
    A graduate of any gender.

Synonyms

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graduatealumalumnalumnaalumnialumnx

Example

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"I'm an alumnus of this university."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin alumnus (“foster child, nourished one”).

Related phrases

alumni associationalma mater

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