undergraduate
un-der-GRAJ-oo-it/ˌʌndɚˈɡɹæd͡ʒuət/UKun-duh-GRAJ-oo-it/ˌʌndəˈɡɹæd͡ʒuət/
Pluralundergraduates
Pluralundergraduates
- 1A college or university student who has not yet earned a first degree.
My sister is an undergraduate at the state university.
Most undergraduates live in dorms during their first year.
- 2Having to do with college students who have not yet earned a first degree.
She signed up for an undergraduate class in chemistry.
Many undergraduate students share rooms on campus.
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Origin
It comes from 'under-' plus 'graduate'.