undergrad

[ uhn-der-grad ]

/ ˈʌn dərˌgræd /

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noun Informal.

an undergraduate.

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Origin of undergrad

by shortening

Words nearby undergrad

underfur, undergarment, undergird, underglaze, undergo, undergrad, undergraduate, underground, underground movie, underground railroad, underground trolley

Example sentences from the Web for undergrad

McCaskill, while an undergrad at the University of Missouri, had a friend who was assaulted while on a date.
Is Sex Assault a Crime in the Ivy League?|Olivia Nuzzi|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As an undergrad at Stanford, I was an English and Political Science double-major.
How I Write: Doug Dorst|Noah Charney|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cruz did his undergrad time at Princeton, and followed it up with Harvard Law, where he edited the storied Harvard Law Review.
The Reinvention of Ted Cruz|Michelle Cottle|March 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This leaves only my school loans ($145,000 from law school at 6.8–7.9%, and $20,000 from undergrad at 4.25%).
How to Save it and Where|Megan McArdle|February 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Four-year private college costs have more than doubled since I was an undergrad.
Did My Education Cost Too Much?|Jessica Feldman|September 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Did you ever play on the football team while you were an undergrad?
Bert Wilson on the Gridiron|J. W. Duffield
I have had a fondness for the color ever since I was one of you—an undergrad.
Ann Arbor Tales|Karl Edwin Harriman
It was the second year of my undergrad, taking a double-major in not making trouble for my profs and keeping my mouth shut.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom|Cory Doctorow
You've taken just about every undergrad course there is in those fields.
Desire No More|Algirdas Jonas Budrys
He is as keen to win in a canoe race as any undergrad in his college boat and is a genuine and true sportsman.
A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State|Marcus Dorman