Definition of POSTGRADUATE

postgraduate

Plural: postgraduates

Noun

  • a student who continues studies after graduation
  • A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course.

Adjective Satellite

  • of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree

Adj

  • Of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.

Origin / Etymology

From post- + graduate.

Synonyms

grad student, graduate, graduate student, postgrad

Scrabble Score: 16

postgraduate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
postgraduate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
postgraduate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

postgraduate: valid Words With Friends Word