C19: from Medieval Latin graduandus, gerundive of graduārī to graduate
graduand in American English
(ˈɡrædʒuːˌænd)
noun
Brit
a student who is about to graduate or receive a degree
Word origin
[1880–85; ‹ ML graduandus, ger. of graduāre to graduate]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: highball, impressionism, irredentist, quotation mark, rain check