alumnus
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university, especially a man: As an alumnus of this university myself, I am proud to dedicate its new building.
a former associate, employee, member, or the like: He invited all the alumni of the library staff to the party.
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How to use alumnus in a sentence
Frustration about the uncertain future also vexed some alumni.
Ivy League sports were shut down quickly by coronavirus. A restart is proving much slower. | Glynn A. Hill | February 10, 2021 | Washington PostVery few campuses had the resources to extend credit to students in the hopes that alumni would earn enough after graduation to pay back the cost of earning their degrees.
Even forgiving student loans won’t solve the higher education funding crisis | Elizabeth Shermer | January 22, 2021 | Washington PostThose alumni all graduated on time from high school, most to study at a two- or four-year college, and others to join the military or begin trade work.
Next One Up wraps teen boys in support and watches them fly | Tatyana Turner | January 19, 2021 | Washington PostThousands of law school alumni and students push for disbarment of Sens.
157 law deans denounce attempted insurrection and effort to decertify election — but don’t name names | Valerie Strauss | January 12, 2021 | Washington PostOne of the important things that I would like to do as dean is to continue to engage alumni.
She says she met Cosby, a Temple alumnus and big-time donor to the university, in November 2002.
How Bill Cosby Allegedly Silenced His Accusers Through A Tabloid Smear Campaign | Marlow Stern | November 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA former House Budget chairman and Fox News alumnus, Kasich was a libertarian leaning fiscal conservative before it was cool.
The best known was Brotherhood alumnus Sayyid Qutb, whom the Egyptian state executed in 1966.
The celebrated nanny college counts as its most famous (if fictional) alumnus Mary Poppins.
Hayes was very much a creature of the left, a proud alumnus of The Nation and In These Times.
Steve Kornacki, MSNBC’s Brainy Replacement for Chris Hayes, Just Wants to Be Useful | David Freedlander | March 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTalumnus, al-um′nus, n. one educated at a college is called an alumnus of it:—pl.
It is a recollection blended of many feelings, that which the recurring Commencement brings to the alumnus.
From the Easy Chair, series 2 | George William CurtisThe University, however, shares the attachment of the alumnus.
Oxford and Her Colleges | Goldwin SmithHe didn't look like a Dumbarton Oaks product: I thought he was more likely an alumnus of some private detective agency.
Lone Star Planet | Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuireSome high school alumnus in whose heart there is appreciation of Rome's gift to us might present a book to his Alma Mater.
A Handbook for Latin Clubs | Various
British Dictionary definitions for alumnus
/ (əˈlʌmnəs) /
mainly US and Canadian a graduate of a school, college, etc
Origin of alumnus
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