college man
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3.0
- noun
- Informal
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estudiante universitario
- We're college men now.
- college men and women
And not saying college men ain't grown, but you know it can happen at all ages where the man comes across the woman who he does see value in.
- And not saying college men ain't grown, but you know it can happen at all ages where the man comes across the woman who he does see value in.
Examples
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The present study examined the healthy and unhealthy weight loss and weight gain behaviors in 284 college men and women from two different universities.
Academic text (2006) -
The college man found his passion for engineering during his time at university.
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The man I married was a college man.
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You look like a college man.
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The majority of the college men in their survey wanted to learn more about food preparation.
Academic text (2006) -
He's a college man.
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Thirteen African-American college men from a predominantly white institution were interviewed, and three themes emerged from those interviews.
Academic text (2008) -
However, college men's desire to become larger may be tempered by an ideal of lean male muscularity.
Academic text (1996) -
Many college men participate in sports and clubs while pursuing their degrees.
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After graduating, the college man felt ready to start his career in finance.
Synonyms
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3.0
A man who studies or once studied at college
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5.5
A person who is or was a student at a college
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a male student or former student at a college or university' is directly derivable from combining 'college' (an institution) with 'man' (an adult male); the phrase simply denotes a man associated with a college. This is a regular compositional noun phrase pattern found cross-linguistically and would be clear to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
College man probably comes from the simple image of a college student who is a man, like a man walking across the campus with books or a cap and gown. That's why it means 'a male student or former student'.