Meanings
nounmatriculant (plural matriculants)
plural matriculants · alternative matriculand
- A person who has matriculated or been registered on a list or roll, usually at a school.
There were herds of leather sofas and enough computers to ensure that no prospective matriculant or visiting parent could enter a room and not see at least one available keyboard, not even in the dining hall or field house.
2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From matricul(a) + -ant. Doublet of matriculand.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish ilmoittautunut
- ilmoittautunutone who has matriculated or been registered on a list or roll
German Abiturient, Abiturientin
- Abiturientone who has matriculated or been registered on a list or roll
- Abiturientinone who has matriculated or been registered on a list or roll
Russian абитурие́нт, абитурие́нтка
- абитурие́нт (abiturijént)one who has matriculated or been registered on a list or roll
- абитурие́нтка (abiturijéntka)one who has matriculated or been registered on a list or roll
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APA
matriculant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matriculant
MLA
“matriculant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matriculant. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matriculant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matriculant.
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