nongraduate
4.4
A person who does not have a college or university degree
- noun
- /nɒnˈɡrædʒuət/
- US
:
no graduado
- Many employers prefer to hire graduates over nongraduates because they believe graduates have more skills.
Examples
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Data compiled by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development show that in most OECD countries, where more students are completing college than ever before, the difference in earnings between college graduates and nongraduates is growing.
Academic text (2010) -
Educational programs often target nongraduates to help them gain the qualifications they need.
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Despite his hard work, he remains a nongraduate and feels the impact on his job prospects.
Antonyms
551
3.4
A person who has finished a course at a college or university and received a degree
How Educated
Surface Forms
nongraduate singular
nongraduates plural
Morphology
Etymology
Nongraduate also comes from non- 'not' plus graduate 'someone who finished a degree', so as a noun a nongraduate is a person who has not completed a degree.