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stopout

stopout noun: a student who leaves an academic institution but later returns to continue studying.

Noun (1)

stopout (plural stopouts)

  1. A student who leaves an academic institution but later returns to continue studying.

Noun (2)

stopout (countable and uncountable, plural stopouts)

  1. (etching) An acid-resistant liquid used to cover the parts of a surface that should not be bitten.

Forms of stopout

pluralstopouts

Origin of stopout

Blend of stop + dropout.

Deverbal from stop out.

Questions about stopout

What does stopout mean?
Stopout means a student who leaves an academic institution but later returns to continue studying.
What part of speech is stopout?
Stopout is a noun.
What is the plural of stopout?
The plural of stopout is stopouts.

Words near stopout in the dictionary

  1. stopmo
  2. stopoff
  3. stopoffs
  4. stoponium
  5. stoponiums
  6. stopout
  7. stopouts
  8. stopover
  9. stopovers
  10. Stopp
  11. stopp'd

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