matriculant

[ muh-trik-yuh-luhnt ]

noun

1. a person who matriculates; a candidate for matriculation.

Other Words From

• nonma·tricu·lant noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of matriculant¹

1880–85; < Late Latin matriculant-, stem of mātriculāns, present participle of mātrīculāre “to enroll” ( matriculate ( def ) )

Example Sentences

Only so can we satisfy the concrete value-judgment of the young matriculant in the great school of applied religion.

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