postcollegiate

adjective

post·​col·​le·​giate ˌpōst-kə-ˈlē-jət 

-jē-ət

1

: done or occurring after college : postcollege

postcollegiate life

postcollegiate study

2

: no longer in college : having graduated from college

… a look for the postcollegiate crowd that cleans up the sloppy clothing of their youth, using finer fabrics, tighter tailoring and sleeker silhouettes.

—Michael Barbaro

Examples of postcollegiate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But that’s often the case with postcollegiate runners who find success in the marathon in their late 20s. — Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2022

Anwar was now hiring employees who were less educated and more economically and physically vulnerable than the postcollegiate types who'd been at Zain. — Brendan I. Koerner, Wired, 12 Oct. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for postcollegiate

• collegiate
• intercollegiate