The alumni of a school, college, or university are the people who used to be students there.
[US]
Synonyms: graduate, valedictorian, past student, former student More Synonyms of alumnus
alumnus in British English
(əˈlʌmnəs)
nounWord forms: plural-ni (-naɪ)
mainly US and Canadian
a graduate of a school, college, etc
Word origin
C17: from Latin: nursling, pupil, foster son, from alere to nourish
alumnus in American English
(əˈlʌmnəs)
nounWord forms: pluralaˈlumˌni (əˈlʌmˌnaɪ)
US
a person, esp. a boy or man, who has attended or is a graduate of a particular school, college, etc.
Word origin
L, a pupil, foster son < alere, to nourish: see old
Examples of 'alumnus' in a sentence
alumnus
The uni has an exciting project to connect students with alumni of their choice.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Contact people you met at conferences and utilise alumni networks.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The charity supplies schools and colleges with alumni who can inspire pupils with stories of what their lives could be like.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The school 's global alumni network helps students to build relationships with alumni advisers at top firms.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The business school has alumni in more than 75 countries.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
If all goes to plan, that alumni network will soon get much bigger.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They have been paid for by a completely new fund, using money raised by targeting alumni of the college.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Use your university 's alumni network to make contact with a current employee at the company and ask them what it wants.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He is planning to set up classes, teaching students and alumni how to invest in art without being lured into buying tat.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
As the extensive alumni networks of many business schools show, it may be the beginning of a long-lasting relationship.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Consider the ripple effect of this for these young people, their descendants, or the alumni of these schools up to the present.
Christianity Today (2000)
Other innovations include campaigns that target the parents of students, encourage alumni to remember the university in their will, or ask benefactors to sponsor poor students.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
alumnus
British English: alumnus NOUN
The alumni of a school, college, or university are the people who used to be students there.