DROPOUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dropout mean? 

• DROPOUT (noun)
  The noun DROPOUT has 2 senses:

1. someone who quits school before graduation

2. someone who withdraws from a social group or environment

  Familiarity information: DROPOUT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DROPOUT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who quits school before graduation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)