nongraduate

noun

non·​grad·​u·​ate ˌnän-ˈgra-jə-wət How to pronounce nongraduate (audio)
-ˌwāt,
-ˈgraj-wət
: a person who is not a graduate
He became a college dropout, though nongraduate may be the more precise term.David Leonhardt

Examples of nongraduate in a Sentence

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The window is the only chance nongraduate players have to enter. Dallas News, 1 Dec. 2022 There are more women and ethnic minorities in our legislatures than ever before, which should be celebrated, but there have never been fewer nongraduates and people from blue-collar backgrounds. Matthew Goodwin, WSJ, 14 June 2019 Today, more middle-class jobs for nongraduates are in financial services and health care. Lauren Weber, WSJ, 26 July 2017 Despite the shifting composition of well-paying jobs for nongraduates, the division by gender has remained roughly steady over the same period. Lauren Weber, WSJ, 26 July 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nongraduate was in 1855

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“Nongraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nongraduate. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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