matriculant, noun

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EnglishShow more Transferred use of English matriculant one who has qualified to register at a university or college.
A pupil studying for the matriculation examination; one who has passed this examination; matric sense 3 b.
1957 D. Jacobson Price of Diamonds 89As a matriculant with a good scholastic record,..Groenewald had entered the Police College at an early age.
1977 Sunday Times 9 Oct. 8A month before matriculants write their final examination, prospects for thousands writing the new practical school-leaving certificate look gloomy.
1985 Sunday Star 27 Oct. 2Parents and matriculants (also in Soweto) would prefer the matriculation examination to be offered in November instead of at a later date.
1987 Star 24 Oct. 4Hundreds of black matriculants will..not be writing their examinations, which began yesterday.
1988 S. Chetty in Sunday Times 10 July (Extra) 6 (caption)Matriculant Dayanthri helps Tess with her homework after school.
1990 [see matric sense 3 a].
A pupil studying for the matriculation examination; one who has passed this examination; matric sense 3 b.
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