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grad student

 

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Noun grad student has 1 sense
  1. graduate student, grad student, postgraduate - a student who continues studies after graduation
    --1 is a kind of collegian, college man, college boy

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Term: Graduate Student

Description:

A graduate student, often referred to as a "grad student," is an individual who has completed their undergraduate studies and is pursuing advanced education at a higher level institution. It is a designation used primarily in academic settings.

Sense 1: Popular Usage

In popular usage, a grad student is someone who is actively engaged in pursuing a postgraduate degree, such as a master's or doctoral degree, in a particular field of study.

Example sentence: John is a grad student working towards his Ph.D. in Psychology.

Sense 2: Local Usage

In some local contexts, particularly within campus communities, a grad student can refer to individuals who are employed by the University as teaching or research assistants while pursuing their own academic studies.

Example sentence: The grad student is teaching a course on computer programming this semester.

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