grad vs alumnus

grad and alumnus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grad	Yes	No	No	No
alumnus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, alumnus is a hyponym of grad; that is, alumnus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grad:

grad: a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
alumnus: a male person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

Other hyponyms of grad include old boy, alumna, Ivy Leaguer.

grad (noun)	alumnus (noun)
a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)	a male person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
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