noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/əˈlʌmnəs/
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 L AH1 M N AH0 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A male pupil or student.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A male graduate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A student of any gender.
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A graduate of any gender.
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5
noun
Meaning 5
a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der. Proto-Indo-European *h2el-o-mh1no- Proto-Italic *alomanos Proto-Indo-European *h2el- Proto-Indo-European *-mno- Latin alumnuslbor. English alumnus Learned borrowing from Latin alumnus (“foster child, nourished one”).
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
طَالِب
(ṭālib)
— a male pupil or student
Arabic:
طَلَبَة
(ṭalaba)
— a male pupil or student
Bulgarian:
питомник
(pitomnik)
— a male pupil or student
Czech:
žák
— a male pupil or student
Czech:
student
— a male pupil or student
Finnish:
miespuolinen opiskelija
— a male pupil or student
French:
étudiant
— a male pupil or student
French:
élève
— a male pupil or student
Galician:
universitario
— a male pupil or student
German:
Student
— a male pupil or student
Korean:
남학생
(namhaksaeng)
— a male pupil or student
Malay:
alumni
— a male pupil or student
Persian:
دانشآموز
— a male pupil or student
Persian:
دانشجو
— a male pupil or student
Portuguese:
aluno
— a male pupil or student
Russian:
учени́к
(učeník)
— a male pupil or student
Russian:
студе́нт
(studént)
— a male pupil or student
Spanish:
alumno
— a male pupil or student
Arabic:
خِرِّيج
(ḵirrīj)
— a male graduate
Arabic:
خِرِّيجُون
(ḵirrījūn)
— a male graduate
Armenian:
սան
(san)
— a male graduate
Bulgarian:
възпитаник
(vǎzpitanik)
— a male graduate
Czech:
absolvent
— a male graduate
Finnish:
miespuolinen alumni
— a male graduate
French:
diplômé
— a male graduate
French:
ancien élève
— a male graduate
German:
Absolvent
— a male graduate
German:
Ehemaliger
— a male graduate
Persian:
فارغالتحصیل
— a male graduate
Polish:
alumn
— a male graduate
Portuguese:
diplomado
— a male graduate
Portuguese:
graduado
— a male graduate
Portuguese:
egresso
— a male graduate
Russian:
выпускни́к
(vypuskník)
— a male graduate
Spanish:
exalumno
— a male graduate
Spanish:
egresado
— a male graduate
Arabic:
طَالِب
(ṭālib)
— a student
Arabic:
طَالِبَة
(ṭāliba)
— a student
Arabic:
طَلَبَة
(ṭalaba)
— a student
Arabic:
طَالِبَات
(ṭālibāt)
— a student
Czech:
student
— a student
Czech:
studentka
— a student
Finnish:
opiskelija
— a student
French:
étudiant
— a student
French:
étudiante
— a student
Georgian:
სტუდენტი
(sṭudenṭi)
— a student
German:
Student
— a student
Hindi:
पूर्वछात्र
(pūrvachātra)
— a student
Portuguese:
aluno
— a student
Swedish:
student
— a student
Swedish:
studenter
— a student
Arabic:
خِرِّيج
(ḵirrīj)
— a graduate
Arabic:
خِرِّيجَة
(ḵirrīja)
— a graduate
Arabic:
خِرِّيجُون
(ḵirrījūn)
— a graduate
Arabic:
خِرِّيجَات
(ḵirrījāt)
— a graduate
Czech:
absolvent
— a graduate
Czech:
absolventka
— a graduate
Finnish:
valmistunut opiskelija
— a graduate
Finnish:
alumni
— a graduate
French:
diplômé
— a graduate
French:
diplômée
— a graduate
Georgian:
კურსდამთავრებული
(ḳursdamtavrebuli)
— a graduate