абитурие́нт

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nounmasculineanimatecountable

1.
university applicant, college applicant, prospective studenteducation
Поступа́ют то́лько 4 из 10 абитурие́нтов.
Only 4 out of 10 applicants are admitted.
The usual modern meaning: someone taking entrance exams for a вуз.
2.
(rare) school leaver, secondary school graduateeducation
Вчера́шний абитурие́нт получи́л аттеста́т с отли́чием.
The recent school leaver received his diploma with honours.
Older usage; today the word normally refers to the applicant rather than the graduate.

Examples

Абитуриенты, отсеивавшиеся после экзамена, часто расстраивались.
The applicants who were screened out after the exam were often disappointed.
Абитуриенты сдают экзамены в конце июня.
Applicants take their exams at the end of June.
Недобирающий баллов абитуриент остался без места.
The applicant who fell short of the required score was not admitted.
Список абитуриентов, зачисляемых на бюджет, появится завтра.
The list of applicants being admitted on government-funded places will be published tomorrow.
Комиссия, зачислившая абитуриентов, объявила результаты.
The commission that had admitted the applicants announced the results.
Мой брат теперь абитуриент, готовится в медицинский.
My brother is applying to university now and is preparing to study medicine.
Экзаменатор, отсеявший половину абитуриентов, был строг.
The examiner, who had rejected half of the applicants, was strict.
Комиссия, экзаменовавшая абитуриентов, работала до вечера.
The committee that examined the applicants worked until evening.