alumnus
noun
alum·nus
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plural alumni\ -ˌnī
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Definition of alumnus
1
: a person who has attended or has graduated from a particular school, college, or university
an alumnus of Columbia University
—usually used of a man in the singular but often of men and women in the plural
2
: a person who is a former member, employee, contributor, or inmate
a Saturday Night Live alumnus
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Examples of alumnus in a Sentence
Her parents are alumni of the state university.
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Among the Sharks alumni expected to participate are Jamie Baker, Jeff Friesen, Scott Hannan, Bryan Marchment, Douglas Murray and Devin Setoguchi. — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, "Sharks announce date for Fan Fest, which will have one interesting twist," 28 Aug. 2019 Fellow School for the Arts alumni remembered him for his talents, his style and his kindness. — Talia Richman, baltimoresun.com, "‘He wanted to do right’: Baltimore School for the Arts grad, Army vet shot and killed in city," 26 Aug. 2019 But what about that Friday night before the game, when all the alumni and the players' families are in town? — al, "Renovated Heroes ready for game day (and more) at USA," 23 Aug. 2019 But Asia Monet from Dance Moms should be ranked among the most successful alumni as well. — Martha Sorren, Woman's Day, "Asia Monet From 'Dance Moms' May Be The Show's Most Famous Alumni," 4 Aug. 2019 The school recently told U.S. News the correct average alumni giving rate for just fiscal year 2016 was 7.9%. — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "UC Berkeley and four other schools removed from Best Colleges list for misreporting statistics," 29 July 2019 Barracuda — Collin Morikawa birdied his last three holes to win the Barracuda Championship, making him the second recent college alumni to win on the PGA Tour this summer. — BostonGlobe.com, "Brooks Koepka wins the World Golf Championships title," 29 July 2019 The Solon High School alumni challenge the Babes of 1916 softball team to a friendly home run hitting competition. — Joan Rusek, cleveland.com, "Spaz out in Solon with games, food and the Spazmatics: Valley Views," 20 July 2019 Decades later, the real Space Camp's alumni is nearing a million worldwide. — Matt Wake | [email protected], al.com, "Secrets of the ’80s ‘SpaceCamp’ movie, revealed," 3 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'alumnus.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for alumnus
alumnus
noun
English Language Learners Definition of alumnus
chiefly US
: someone who was a student at a particular school, college, or university
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alumnus
noun
alum·nus
| \ ə-ˈləm-nəs
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plural alumni\ -ˌnī \
Kids Definition of alumnus
: a person who has attended or has graduated from a school, college, or university
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