collegian

noun

Definition of collegiannext
as in undergraduate

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Recent Examples of collegian Red didn’t miss a game as a collegian, breaking the FBS career forced fumble record (17) in just 34 appearances, a record that had once been held by another Buffalo Bulls player with NFL bona fides — Khalil Mack. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2026 This caused a bit of a scramble for USA Hockey to fill a roster using collegians and minor leaguers playing in Europe and elsewhere. — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2026 Pierce, though, is the leader due to his experience as a sixth-year collegian. — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025 In addition to his skills and physical attributes, Washe was praised widely for his leadership and exemplary conduct as a collegian. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for collegian
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collegian
  1. undergraduate
  2. student
  3. postgraduate
  4. scholar
  5. reader
  6. pupil
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  • Within a minute, Delhi University undergraduate Sakshi Jain was pinned to the ground by an officer in riot gear, and then bundled into a police bus along with her peers.
    — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The then-undergraduate student made a complaint to campus police in November 2024, three weeks after the incident occurred, that she had been raped by a group of men at the Chi Phi fraternity house.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of undergraduate
Noun
  • Calhoun graduated from Cincinnati in 2004 and was a student assistant under Huggins during the 2003-04 season.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • School districts in New York, Kansas, Pennsylvania and Missouri have included caffeine pouches in student conduct policies or prohibited their use on campus.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of student
Noun
  • Morning Glory Milking Farm is the tale of a broke postgraduate who takes a job collecting minotaur semen for a pharmaceutical company.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
  • After exiting La Perla, Masotti focused on his Fashion Research Italy, a nonprofit organization founded in 2015, with headquarters in Bologna, postgraduate courses and an educational and exhibition hub dedicated to Made in Italy.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of postgraduate
Noun
  • During that period and beyond, Hawthorne kept a series of notebooks, which scholars see as an important primary source for understanding the ideas and descriptions that informed his early writings and later novels.
    — Robert S. Levine, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
  • For decades, hundreds of thousands of its objects were available only to scholars and curators.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of scholar
Noun
  • Short enough to read in a single sitting, Sara Gran’s chilling story of an architect succumbing to demonic possession will leave readers stunned and unsettled.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 23 Oct. 2026
  • What readers are saying The conversation explores concerns about the imposition of religious laws, particularly focusing on the fear of Sharia law and Christian nationalism in the United States.
    — Asifa Quraishi-Landes, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of reader
Noun
  • Set in 1980s Britain, the comedy follows eight pupils at a Sheffield boys’ grammar school.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Former Huggins pupil Jerrod Calhoun was named Cincinnati's coach in March.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of pupil

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