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schooler

American  
[skoo-ler] / ˈsku lər /

noun

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

    a new course for junior-high-schoolers.

Etymology

Origin of schooler

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

Example Sentences

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He played the titular Dawson Leery, a soft-hearted and naive high schooler coming of age in a small Massachusetts town.

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2026

She usually returned home to Lake Elsinore and blended back into her life as a middle schooler.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

So begins a journey of self-discovery reminiscent of Hermann Hesse’s “Siddhartha,” whom April read as a promising high schooler.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

When Memphis high schooler Trinity Foster, 18, went searching for a prom dress, she wanted something "rare to see" in the US and found it on TikTok from a Lagos-based designer.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

For a second, she looked like she was about to question why a middle schooler wanted to look at adult crime books.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

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