undergraduate

noun un·der·grad·u·ate \ˌən-dər-ˈgra-jə-wət, -ˌwāt; -ˈgraj-wət\

: a student at a college or university who has not yet earned a degree

Full Definition of UNDERGRADUATE

: a student at a college or university who has not received a first and especially a bachelor's degree

— undergraduate adjective

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