Collegian (Noun)
Meaning
A student (or former student) at a college or university.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- As a collegian, she took part in several academic and extracurricular activities on campus.
- After graduating, the former collegian remained connected with his alma mater through social media groups.
- Being a collegian helped her to network and find opportunities that were unavailable before.
- His days as a collegian at Harvard prepared him well for his career as a successful journalist.
- In his first year as a collegian, he faced several challenges, but persevered to become an honor student.