(British) One who enters an examination without being enrolled as a student at the educational establishment where it is given.
(British) One who enters an examination without being enrolled as a student at the educational establishment where it is given.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) The condition of becoming a candidate; candidateship.
(US, colloquial) The taking of the position of a candidate; specifically, the preaching of a clergyman with a view to settlement.
(British, Canadian, Commonwealth) A student who has completed the requirements for, but has not yet been awarded, a particular degree.
(historical, UK, Oxford University) A candidate for graduation in arts who is placed in an honour class, as opposed to a passman, who is not classified.
One who aspires to something.