Meanings
nounschool-leaver (plural school-leavers)
plural school-leavers
- A high-school student who has recently graduated.
And he has the following message for the latest generation of young school leavers. [...] "When you work on the railway you really do join a family, and everyone really looks after each other. I thoroughly recommend it."
2021 January 13, Paul Stephen, “I'd like to do it all over again”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 47
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 初中畢業生 /初中毕业生, 高中畢業生 /高中毕业生
- 初中畢業生 /初中毕业生 (chūzhōng bìyèshēng)high-school student who has recently graduated
- 高中畢業生 /高中毕业生 (gāozhōng bìyèshēng)high-school student who has recently graduated
Finnish tuore ylioppilas
- tuore ylioppilashigh-school student who has recently graduated
French jeune diplômé
- jeune diplôméhigh-school student who has recently graduated
Russian выпускни́к
- выпускни́к (vypuskník)high-school student who has recently graduated
Cite this entry
APA
school-leaver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/school-leaver
MLA
“school-leaver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/school-leaver. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “school-leaver,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/school-leaver.
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