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old boy vs graduate

graduate vs old boy

old boy and graduate both are nouns.

old boy is not an adjective while graduate is an adjective.

old boy is not a verb while graduate is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
old boy Yes No No No
graduate Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, graduate is a hypernym of old boy; that is, graduate is a word with a broader meaning than old boy:
  • old boy: a former male pupil of a school
  • graduate: a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
Other hypernyms of old boy include alum, grad.
old boy (noun) graduate (noun)
a vivacious elderly man a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts
a former male pupil of a school a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
a familiar term of address for a man
old boy (adjective) graduate (adjective)
of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree
old boy (verb) graduate (verb)
make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; completion of a course or training
confer an academic degree upon
Difference between old boy and graduate

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