postgraduate

[ pohst-graj-oo-it, -eyt ]

/ poʊstˈgrædʒ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

adjective

of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.

noun

a student who is taking advanced work after graduation, as from a high school or college.

RELATED WORDS

alum, alumna

Nearby words

Origin of postgraduate

First recorded in 1855–60; post- + graduate

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Examples from the Web for post-graduate

Belia, who has a post-graduate degree, makes a little less than that as a head mistress at a private school.
A Dickensian Christmas For Greece’s New Poor|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For all its problems, the U.S. higher education system—especially the post-graduate education system—is the best in the world.
Give Me Your Studious: American Universities Are Prolific Exporters|Daniel Gross|August 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
When Post-Graduate and Law students were coming out, he felt convinced, that no one would attend the convocation.
India for Indians|C. R. (Chittaranjan) Das
That we had run the whole gamut of apartment life and the Apollo had been the post-graduate course.
The Van Dwellers|Albert Bigelow Paine

Portlaw pays me more than I'm worth as a Harvard post-graduate.
The Firing Line|Robert W. Chambers
A post-graduate school of bibliography, such as I have in mind should offer instruction to two classes of students.
Papers and Proceedings of the Twenty-Third General Meeting of the American Library Association|Various
"That's a post-graduate subject, Norah," her father said with a smile and a sigh.
Soul of a Bishop|H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for post-graduate

postgraduate

/ (pəʊstˈɡrædjʊɪt) /

noun

a student who has obtained a degree from a university, etc, and is pursuing studies for a more advanced qualification

(modifier) of or relating to such a student or to his studies

Also (US and Canadian): graduate

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Word Origin and History for post-graduate

post-graduate

adj.

also postgraduate, 1858, originally American English, from post- + graduate (adj.). As a noun, attested from 1890. Abbreviation post-grad is recorded from 1950.