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alumnus

  • /əˈlʌmnəs/

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin alumnus (“foster child, nourished one”).

noun alumni · alumnuses

  1. A male pupil or student.
  2. A student of any gender.
  3. A male graduate.
  4. A graduate of any gender.
  5. A former employee.

Similar: alum, alumn, alumni, alumnx

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noun

Similar: alum, alumn, alumni, alumnx

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noun a male pupil or student

Españolalumno
한국어남학생 namhaksaeng
Portuguêsaluno
Françaisétudiant, élève
DeutschStudent
Русскийучени́к učeník, студе́нт studént
العربيةطَالِب ṭālib, طَلَبَة ṭalaba

noun a male graduate

Españolexalumno, egresado
Portuguêsdiplomado, graduado, egresso
Françaisdiplômé, ancien élève
DeutschAbsolvent, Ehemaliger
Русскийвыпускни́к vypuskník
العربيةخِرِّيج ḵirrīj, خِرِّيجُون ḵirrījūn

noun a student

हिन्दीपूर्वछात्र pūrvachātra
Portuguêsaluno
Françaisétudiant, étudiante
DeutschStudent
العربيةطَالِب ṭālib, طَالِبَة ṭāliba, طَلَبَة ṭalaba, طَالِبَات ṭālibāt

noun a graduate

日本語卒業生 sotsugyōsei
हिन्दीपूर्वछात्र pūrvachātra
Françaisdiplômé, diplômée
DeutschAbsolvent, Absolventin, Ehemaliger, Ehemalige
العربيةخِرِّيج ḵirrīj, خِرِّيجَة ḵirrīja, خِرِّيجُون ḵirrījūn, خِرِّيجَات ḵirrījāt

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"alumnus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alumnus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

"alumnus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alumnus.

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@misc{alumnus_2026,
  title = {alumnus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alumnus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}