schooler

[ skoo-ler ]

noun

1. a person who attends school, especially a child (usually used in combination):

   a new course for junior-high-schoolers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of schooler¹

From parasynthetic derivatives with school ¹ and a preceding attributive; -er ¹

Example Sentences

To mark the 30th anniversary of "Interview with the Vampire," Neil Jordan's film adaptation of Anne Rice's debut novel, I rewatched this movie that I first saw when it hit theaters in 1994 — just a high schooler at the time — and had last watched just months ago as a married woman with a dog living in New Orleans, on the brink of 50.

From Salon

The girl who went on to star in “True Jackson, VP,” a Nick sitcom about a high schooler who gets a job at a major fashion company.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2020, a high schooler created an automated account on X, known then as Twitter, that tracked Elon Musk’s private jet.

From Los Angeles Times

As a high schooler, he toured the United States and abroad.

From Los Angeles Times

Everyone sells leather goods there, but there’s one shop there in particular, Murillo Leather, who I used to go to as a middle schooler through high school, and just talk his ear off.

From Los Angeles Times