dropout
noun/ˈdroʊˌaʊt/
Frequency rank: #11,993 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a person who has left school or a program before completing it.
Example sentence
He became a high school dropout after struggling with personal problems for months.
Synonyms & related words
- quitter
- leaver
- truant
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