collegian

Pronunciation: /kəˈliː.dʒən/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a student (or former student) at a college or university

Etymology

From Middle English collegian, from Medieval Latin collēgiānus.

In classic literature

Synonyms

college man, college boy

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
student
Narrower (hyponyms)
graduate student, undergraduate, college student

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