Meanings
noundoctorand (plural doctorands)
plural doctorands · alternative uncommon doctorandus
- A postgraduate aiming to receive a doctorate; a Ph.D. student.
Origin
- Medieval Latindoctōrandus
- Englishdoctorand
From Medieval Latin doctōrandus. Doublet of doctorandus.
More words from Medieval Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish tohtoriopiskelija
- tohtoriopiskelijapostgrad aiming at doctorate
French doctorant, doctorante
- doctorantpostgrad aiming at doctorate
- doctorantepostgrad aiming at doctorate
German Doktorand, Doktorandin
- Doktorandpostgrad aiming at doctorate
- Doktorandinpostgrad aiming at doctorate
Hungarian doktorandusz
- doktoranduszpostgrad aiming at doctorate
Italian dottorando, dottoranda
- dottorandopostgrad aiming at doctorate
- dottorandapostgrad aiming at doctorate
Polish doktorant, doktorantka
- doktorantpostgrad aiming at doctorate
- doktorantkapostgrad aiming at doctorate
Cite this entry
APA
doctorand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctorand
MLA
“doctorand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctorand. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doctorand,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctorand.
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