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DROPOUT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who quits school before graduation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("dropout" is a kind of...):

quitter (a person who gives up too easily)

Derivation:

drop out (leave school or an educational program prematurely)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who withdraws from a social group or environment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("dropout" is a kind of...):

individualist (a person who pursues independent thought or action)

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