Meanings
noungraduate student (plural graduate students)
plural graduate students
- CanadaUSA university student, usually already possessing a four-year degree, who is working on a master's degree or Ph.D.
Synonyms: postgraduate, postgraduate student
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA university student, usually already possessing a four-year degree, who is working on a master's degree or Ph.D.
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postgraduatepostgraduate student
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APA
graduate student. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graduate%20student
MLA
“graduate student.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graduate%20student. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “graduate student,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graduate%20student.
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