collegian
noun
col·le·gian
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Definition of collegian
: a student or recent graduate of a college
Examples of collegian in a Sentence
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Grange played his first game with the Bears only four days after his final game as a collegian, joining Halas and his crew for their annual Thanksgiving game against the Cardinals. — Will Larkin, chicagotribune.com, "Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 20, Red Grange," 17 Aug. 2019 Their offensive front buckles against USC’s talented front seven, leaving Tate with few options in his final homecoming as a collegian. — Jon Wilner, The Denver Post, "Pac-12 team previews: Arizona could get off to fast start, but finish is dastardly (game-by-game predictions)," 15 Aug. 2019 Michigan collegians pledge a wild fraternity that has an intense rivalry with another Greek organization. — Los Angeles Times, "Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019," 11 Aug. 2019 Other Bay Area collegians also kept their earnings for winning gold medals in Rio, according to USA Today: Cal’s Ryan Murphy came away with $234,375; Stanford’s Simone Manuel almost $200,000. — Elliott Almond, The Mercury News, "Regan Smith, America’s new swimming sensation, facing pressure outside pool," 4 Aug. 2019 The veteran southpaw, who unseated incumbent Zoltan Mesko back in 2013 and emerged victorious in his colossal kicking competition against Corey Bojorquez last summer, will square off against fifth-round pick Bailey, the nation’s top collegian. — Dan Shulman, BostonGlobe.com, "Football season is back. Here’s a guide to Patriots training camp," 17 July 2019 At Arlington High, Jones competed in soccer, field hockey, and track, but chose to focus on track as a collegian. — Alex Bensley, BostonGlobe.com, "Keeping track of a record-setting career for Arlington’s Abby Jones at Assumption," 27 June 2019 The last seven of those selections were collegians, including four seniors with little to no leverage. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Analysis: The draft is over. Now it’s time to see how the Padres can make their money work for them.," 7 June 2019 The midfield features Desiree Scott and Sophie Schmidt, both older than 30 with more than 140 caps each, alongside two collegians in Texas’ Julia Grosso and UCLA’s Jessie Fleming. — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, "World Cup Group E preview: Lieke Martens spearheads Dutch ambitions," 3 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'collegian.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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