Collegian
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəˈliː.dʒən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Collegian is a noun meaning A student (or a former student) of a college.
Meaning
A student (or a former student) of a college.
More Meanings
- Of or relating to a college or its students.
- (slang) An inmate of a prison.
Example Sentences
She then remembered that her own early bearing towards him had been haughty, and indifferent; that she had sneered at the young collegian's shyness; and now thought with "the late remorse of love," how unlike to this had been Ethel's gentle kindness.
While it [the wind] roared through the steeple of St George’s Church, and twirled all the cowls in the neighbourhood, it made a swoop to beat the Southwark smoke into the jail; and, plunging down the chimneys of the few early collegians who were yet lighting their fires, half suffocated them.
Word Forms
- collegians
Antonyms for collegian
Common opposites include uncollegian.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include college-goer, student, scholar, schooler, stud, prepster.
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