matriculant

American  

[muh-trik-yuh-luhnt] / məˈtrɪk yə lənt /

noun

1. a person who matriculates; a candidate for matriculation.

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Other Word Forms

• nonmatriculant noun

Etymology

Origin of matriculant

1880–85; < Late Latin matriculant-, stem of mātriculāns, present participle of mātrīculāre “to enroll” ( matriculate ( def. ) )

Example Sentences

Today, at many schools the pendulum has swung so far in the direction of performance marketing that every expenditure on marketing and advertising is evaluated by its cost per lead, applicant, and matriculant.

From Forbes

That influence decidedly did not come as a matriculant.

From New York Times

Therein, Dean Emory R. Johnson reported that he had, during a recent visit to Chufu, in the Province of Shantung, China, invited as a matriculant to the University of Pennsylvania a young gentleman whose genealogy has no peer for well-authenticated length or world-wide distinction, Duke K'ung, aged 6.

From Time Magazine Archive

Flora Whitney, whose turfwise family knew the Middleburg atmosphere, was an early and helpful matriculant.

From Time Magazine Archive

Every matriculant was also to pay £1 5s. to the Bursar for his use and benefit, and all students were to deposit 10s. “caution money,” to cover breakages and damages to furniture, this deposit or the portion of it not used to be refunded in the spring.

From Project Gutenberg