dropout

Definition of Dropout in English :

1. dropout

someone who quits school before graduation

2. dropout

someone who withdraws from a social group or environment

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dropout

noun

1.

a student who fails to complete a school or college course

2.

a person who rejects conventional society

3. drop-out rugby

a drop kick taken by the defending team to restart play, as after a touchdown

4. drop-out electronics

a momentary loss of signal in a magnetic recording medium as a result of an imperfection in its magnetic coating

verb drop out (intr, adverb; often foll by of)

5.

to abandon or withdraw from (a school, social group, job, etc)

noun

one who drops out; specif., a person who withdraws from school, esp. high school, before graduating

n.

1.

a. One who quits school.

b. One who has withdrawn from a given social group or environment.

2.

a. A segment of a recording device, such as a magnetic tape or optical disk, that is damaged or unreadable.

b. The loss of an audio or video signal.