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DROPOUT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who quits school before graduation
Classified under:
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)