school–leaver

noun school–leav·er \ˈskül-ˌlē-vər\

: someone who has left school usually after completing a course of study instead of continuing on to a college or university

Full Definition of SCHOOL-LEAVER

British

: one who has left school usually after completing a course of study

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1925

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