dropout
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Definition
- Noun:
- A person who withdraws from a social group or environment: A
dropoutis someone who chooses to leave or ceases to participate in a particular community, institution, or conventional way of life. - A student who quits school before graduation: Specifically, a
dropoutis a student who leaves a school, college, or university without completing their course of study or obtaining a degree.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- He became a dropout from mainstream society, choosing to live off the grid. (He withdrew from conventional social life.)
- The program aims to provide support for high school dropouts who want to earn their diplomas. (The program helps students who quit school before finishing.)
Advanced Usage
- "College dropout": A specific term for a student who leaves a college or university before graduating.
- She was a college dropout but later founded a successful tech company.
- "School dropout rate": A statistical measure referring to the percentage of students who leave school prematurely.
- The government is implementing policies to reduce the school dropout rate.
Variants and Related Words
- Drop out (verb phrase): The phrasal verb from which the noun is derived, meaning to withdraw or quit.
- He decided to drop out of the race due to an injury.
- Dropout (adjective, attributive): Used to describe things related to the act of dropping out.
- The city has a dropout prevention program.
Synonyms
- Leaver: One who leaves, especially school.
- Quitter: A person who gives up easily or abandons a task (can carry a more negative connotation than ).
- Withdrawer: A person who withdraws (more formal/less common).
Related Phrases
- "Drop out of sight": To disappear or become inconspicuous.
- After the scandal, the politician dropped out of sight for several months.
- "Drop out of the race": To withdraw from a competition or election.
- The candidate was forced to drop out of the race after the allegations.
Noun
- someone who withdraws from a social group or environment
- someone who quits school before graduation