postgraduate
adjective
- education after a completed degree
noun
- student doing further study after a degree
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌpəʊstˈɡɹædju.ət/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English graduate English postgraduate From post- + graduate.
- Of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.
“In May, a proclamation was issued specifically targeting Chinese nationals and denying them F and J visas used to attend graduate and postgraduate programs in the US. Trump’s new action suspends the issuance of new visas H-1B visas for professional workers; H-2Bs for non-agricultural seasonal workers, J-1s for cultural exchanges and L-1s for intracompany transfers.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English graduate English postgraduate From post- + graduate.
- A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course.