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A male person who has successfully completed training, a degree program, or a course at a school, college, or university.
Als Absolvent der Rechtswissenschaften arbeitet er nun in einer großen Kanzlei.
As a law graduate, he now works at a large law firm.
'Der Absolvent' (the graduate) belongs to the word family of the verb 'absolvieren' (to complete). This verb means to successfully complete training or a degree program.
Er hat sein Medizinstudium in nur zehn Semestern absolviert.
He completed his medical degree in just ten semesters.
This noun belongs to the N-declension. This means it takes the ending '-en' in all cases except the nominative singular.
Die Firma hat mehrere Absolventen eingestellt.
The company hired several graduates.
The genitive is often used to indicate where or what the person completed. Typical phrases are 'Absolvent der Universität' (university graduate), 'Absolvent des Gymnasiums' (secondary school graduate), or 'Absolvent des Studiengangs Informatik' (graduate of the computer science degree program).
Als Absolvent der Technischen Universität München hat er gute Jobaussichten.
As a graduate of the Technical University of Munich, he has good job prospects.
university graduate
Der Absolvent and der Akademiker can refer to the same person with a completed university degree. Absolvent emphasizes the successful completion of a specific course of education, while Akademiker emphasizes educational status and an academic degree. Use Absolvent when the qualification itself is the focus, and Akademiker when the status is important.
Der Absolvent erhielt nach dem Studium seine Urkunde.
After completing his studies, the graduate received his certificate.
Als Akademiker arbeitet er heute an einer Universität.
As a university graduate, he now works at a university.
