middle schooler

noun

as in high schooler

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Recent Examples of middle schooler The middle schooler was riding the e-bike in the back parking lot at Stuard Elementary School when they were hit by a vehicle, an Aledo ISD spokesperson said in a statement. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026 Ava Nassar, a 13-year-old middle schooler from Carlsbad, was with friends and classmates Nathan Adewale, 13, and Dante Veducio, 14. — Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026 One Fayette County middle schooler is proving that no one is ever too young to make a big impact. — Erika Stanish, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026 When Disney started to cast a new sitcom about a middle schooler secretly moonlighting as a pop star, Cyrus initially auditioned for the sidekick role, Lilly, who was ultimately played by Emily Osment. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026 The middle schooler had been begging to opt out, citing headaches from the Chromebook screen and a dislike of the AI chatbot recently integrated into it. — Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 16 Feb. 2026 After bursting onto the national scene as a middle schooler, then retiring from her sport at the grand old age of 16, Liu now seems to have found her true self. — Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Feb. 2026 Entering her freshman year at Libertyville, Mary Minogue was an up-and-coming talent who had already qualified for state as a middle schooler competing against boys. — Sam Brief, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026 The pair first met when Crawford was a middle schooler participating in MLB’s Elite Development Invitational, where Davis was a coach. — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle schooler
  1. high schooler
  2. undergraduate
  3. kindergartner
  4. freshman
  5. junior
  6. postgraduate
  7. sophomore
Noun
  • The Macon, Mississippi, native grew up 40 minutes from Starkville, was a multi-sport athlete in high school and has attended the Manning Passing Academy as a high schooler and counselor.
    — PJ Green September 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Garfield, 43, starred as the titular high schooler turned friendly neighborhood hero in 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of high schooler
Noun
  • Our entry point is Sutskever, the low-EQ genius who barges into the office of Professor Geoffrey Hinton (Mark Rylance) as a 17-year-old undergraduate at the University of Toronto in the early aughts.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Following her father’s footsteps Like her father, Reyes-Becerra grew up in Sacramento and got her undergraduate degree at Stanford University before going on to law school — in her case, Columbia Law School in New York City.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of undergraduate
Noun
  • Noah, a kindergartener at the time, also had to ride the bus with high school students, until an advocate intervened on the family’s behalf.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Palladino was a kindergartner in Brooklyn when classmates suddenly began being called over the school PA system to go home.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of kindergartner
Noun
  • Promising freshman Olivia Vukosa, the incoming freshman from New York City’s Christ The King High, was the Big East Freshman of the Year.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Starting freshman tight end Mark Bowman was also listed as questionable on the report after catching six passes for 44 yards against Oregon and amassing the second-most receptions on the team overall with 21.
    — Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of freshman
Noun
  • Amir Morton, a junior running back who transferred from Sierra Canyon, is expected to provide immediate help for Crespi.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Should a junior who needs a global history course as a prerequisite take priority over a senior who has one last chance to take it as an elective?
    — Sahil Bhargava, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of junior
Noun
  • The partnership dates to 2023, when Chanel and The King’s Foundation developed a Métiers d’Art education partnership with Le19M for postgraduate students.
    — Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The school, located about 20 minutes from downtown Philadelphia, sits on a 110-acre campus and enrolls approximately 3,100 undergraduates and 2,700 postgraduate students, per the school’s official website.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of postgraduate
Noun
  • Also in its sophomore frame is A24’s Primetime, which heads to $8 million to bring its domestic total to roughly $34 million.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Mater Dei sophomore running back Asir Nembhard had the only touchdown for his team, giving the Monarchs their only lead of the night in the first quarter.
    — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of sophomore

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