dropout
noun/ˈdrɒpaʊt/
/ˈdrɑːpaʊt/
- a person who leaves school or college before they have finished their studies
- college dropouts
- a university with a high dropout rate
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- a person who rejects the ideas and ways of behaving that are accepted by the rest of society
- He’s a dropout who will never have a steady job.
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