Definition of "graduand" in Englisch

noun

1. (British, Canada, Commonwealth) A student who has completed the requirements for, but has not yet been awarded, a particular degree.

   • 2005, Mike Amos, Proud Return of the Pigeon Boy, Northern Echo (Darlington, UK); Jul 14, 2005. In order to add jollity to the proceedings, said the dean, each graduand would find beneath his seat a little tub of bubbles, complete with mortar board cap.