traditional student

noun

In a college or university: a student who enrolls immediately after graduating high school, does not work during their enrollment, and is not financially independent.

Opposite
nontraditional student
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Meanings

nountraditional student (plural traditional students)

plural traditional students

  1. USeducationIn a college or university: a student who enrolls immediately after graduating high school, does not work during their enrollment, and is not financially independent.

    Antonyms: nontraditional student

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn a college or university: a student who enrolls immediately after graduating high school, does not work during their enrollment, and is not financially independent.

Opposite
nontraditional student
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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