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Hrsanei Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

High School

Hi.

I have heard the word high schooler meaning a student who attends high school.

I couldn't find the word in the dictionary. Do we have such a word. Is it informal?

Thanks
  

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Yes, high schooler is an accepted idiom. It appears in the Oxford English Dictionary. The dictionary does not say that it is informal.

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  • Yes, high schooler is an accepted idiom.
  • It appears in the Oxford English Dictionary.
  • The dictionary does not say that it is informal.
  • I would not use the idiom in a highly formal document, but, for a novel or newspaper, it is a perfectly good choice of words.
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Yes, high schooler is an accepted idiom. It appears in the Oxford English Dictionary. The dictionary does not say that it is informal. I would not use the idiom in a highly formal document, but, for a novel or newspaper, it is a perfectly good choice of words.
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Yes, relatively informal, but you need to consult a multiplicity of [url=http://www.onelook.com/?w=high+schooler&ls=a] DICTIONARIES[/url].
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