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Antonyms for collegian


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh-lee-juh n, -jee-uh n
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈli dʒən, -dʒi ən



Definition of collegian

Origin :
  • late 14c., from college + -ian.
  • As in graduate : noun person who completes education, pursuit
Example sentences :
  • As it approached, there was not a Collegian within doors, nor a turnkey absent.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • He was the only collegian for a long time who had not worn the proper cap.
  • Extract from : « The Son of a Servant » by August Strindberg
  • Of this truth no one of our teachers, when I was a collegian, seemed to have a suspicion.
  • Extract from : « Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, December 1899 » by Various
  • The collegian danced and drove and flirted and dined and sang the night away.
  • Extract from : « Ars Recte Vivende » by George William Curtis
  • "I'm almost sure she doesn't," the collegian replied, placidly.
  • Extract from : « A Romance in Transit » by Francis Lynde
  • Well, Sis, there is no use making a wry face about it, the collegian said.
  • Extract from : « The Campfire Girls on Station Island » by Margaret Penrose
  • Lidgerwood's laugh was as hearty as Van Lew's or the collegian's.
  • Extract from : « The Taming of Red Butte Western » by Francis Lynde
  • He relished it with all the curiosity of a youth and the gusto of a collegian.
  • Extract from : « His Excellency the Minister » by Jules Claretie
  • He made the collegian and Welty known to each other by name only.
  • Extract from : « Tales From Bohemia » by Robert Neilson Stephens
  • The preliminary cocktail had only arrived when in walked the collegian.
  • Extract from : « Tales From Bohemia » by Robert Neilson Stephens

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