stopout

See also: stop out

English

Etymology 1

Blend of stop +‎ dropout

Noun

stopout (plural stopouts)

(education) A student who leaves an academic institution but later returns to continue studying.

Etymology 2

From the verb phrase stop out.

Noun

stopout (countable and uncountable, plural stopouts)

(etching) An acid-resistant liquid used to cover the parts of a surface that should not be bitten.

Anagrams

opt-outs, opts out, out-tops, outpost, outtops, puttoos, tops out

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