Etonian

[ ee-toh-nee-uhn ]

/ iˈtoʊ ni ən /

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noun

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

adjective

of or relating to Eton College.

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Origin of Etonian

First recorded in 1740–50; Eton + -ian

Words nearby Etonian

étoile, Eton, Eton collar, Eton College, Eton crop, Etonian, Eton jacket, etonogestrel, etoposide, etorphine, étouffée

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How to use Etonian in a sentence

But, as an old Etonian, even one who left in disgrace, I doubt it.
Thank God I Was Kicked Out of Eton, Not Harrow|Tom Sykes|September 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Old Etonian James is chief executive of the Eden Rock Capital Management group, which he founded in 2001.
Pippa Middleton's New Man is St Barth's Heir|Tom Sykes|October 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The communications consultant, 42, a former BBC Question Time producer, is an Old Etonian and the nephew of the Duke of Richmond.
Pippa Middleton’s Inner Circle Revealed in Charity Ski Donations|Tom Sykes|February 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She is dating Alex Loudon, a 30-year-old Old Etonian and former England cricketer.
Pippa Middleton, the Royal Wedding's Other Star|Tom Sykes|April 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST

There's nothing an Old Etonian abhors more than a kerfuffle, or any major effortfulness.
10 Truths About the British Vote|Tunku Varadarajan|May 5, 2010|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.
Life of John Coleridge Patteson|Charlotte M. Yonge
The Latin poetry of an Etonian is generally reckoned at that School the chief test of his literary talent.
Spare Hours|John Brown
The scholarship had been won by a precocious Etonian with an extraordinary talent for 'stems' and all that appertaineth thereto.
Robert Elsmere|Mrs. Humphry Ward
"The cooking is fifty times better at old Birch's," the young Etonian growled.
Salome|Emma Marshall
Fitzjames's position in this bigger public school had at any rate one advantage over his old Etonian days.
The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I.|Sir Leslie Stephen

British Dictionary definitions for Etonian

Etonian

/ (iːˈtəʊnɪən) /

noun

a pupil of Eton College

adjective

of or relating to Eton College

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