Etonian

[ ee-toh-nee-uhn ]

noun

1. a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.

adjective

1. of or relating to Eton College.

Etonian

/ iːˈtəʊnɪən /

noun

1. a pupil of Eton College

adjective

1. of or relating to Eton College

Word History and Origins

Origin of Etonian¹

First recorded in 1740–50; Eton + -ian

Example Sentences

But, as an old Etonian, even one who left in disgrace, I doubt it.

From The Daily Beast

Old Etonian James is chief executive of the Eden Rock ­Capital Management group, which he ­founded in 2001.

From The Daily Beast

The communications consultant, 42, a former BBC Question Time producer, is an Old Etonian and the nephew of the Duke of Richmond.

From The Daily Beast

She is dating Alex Loudon, a 30-year-old Old Etonian and former England cricketer.

From The Daily Beast

There's nothing an Old Etonian abhors more than a kerfuffle, or any major effortfulness.

From The Daily Beast

The thorough Etonian impress, with all that it involved, was of no small account in his life, as well as in that of his son.

From Project Gutenberg

The Latin poetry of an Etonian is generally reckoned at that School the chief test of his literary talent.

From Project Gutenberg

The scholarship had been won by a precocious Etonian with an extraordinary talent for 'stems' and all that appertaineth thereto.

From Project Gutenberg

"The cooking is fifty times better at old Birch's," the young Etonian growled.

From Project Gutenberg

Fitzjames's position in this bigger public school had at any rate one advantage over his old Etonian days.

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