professional student

noun

Someone who takes college classes to avoid having to assume adult responsibilities after graduating from high school.

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Meanings

nounprofessional student (plural professional students)

plural professional students

  1. USderogatorySomeone who takes college classes to avoid having to assume adult responsibilities after graduating from high school.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see professional, student.
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APA

professional student. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/professional%20student

MLA

“professional student.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/professional%20student. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “professional student,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/professional%20student.

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