alumnus

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: a=lum=nus

CIDE DICTIONARY

alumnus, n. [L., fr. alere to nourish.].

 A pupil; especially, a graduate of a college or other seminary of learning.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

alumnus, n. (pl. alumni; fem. alumna, pl. alumnae) a former pupil or student.

Etymology

L, = nursling, pupil f. alere nourish

ROGET THESAURUS

alumnus

Learner

N learner, scholar, student, pupil, apprentice, prentice, journeyman, articled clerk, beginner, tyro, amateur, rank amateur, abecedarian, alphabetarian, alumnus, eleve, recruit, raw recruit, novice, neophyte, inceptor, catechumen, probationer, seminarian, chela, fellow-commoner, debutant, intern, resident, schoolboy, fresh, freshman, frosh, junior soph, junior, senior soph, senior, sophister, sophomore, questionist, undergraduate, graduate student, law student, medical student, pre-med, post-doctoral student, post-doc, matriculated student, part-time student, night student, auditor, class, grade, seminar, form, remove, pupilage, disciple, follower, apostle, proselyte, fellow-student, condisciple, school, in statu pupillari, in leading strings, practise makes perfect.