stopout

See also: stop out

English

Etymology 1

Blend of stop +‎ dropout.

Noun

stopout (plural stopouts)

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

Etymology 2

Deverbal from stop out.

Noun

stopout (countable and uncountable, plural stopouts)

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

Anagrams

• opt-outs, out-tops, topouts, pots out, top-outs, tops out, outtops, outpost, opts out, puttoos