- 1a person who leaves school or college before they have finished their studies college dropouts a university with a high dropout rate See related entries: Teaching and learning, Access to education
- 2a 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.
dropout
nounBrE BrE//ˈdrɒpaʊt//; NAmE NAmE//ˈdrɑːpaʊt//
Teaching and learning, Access to educationCheck pronunciation: dropout
