dropout has definitions from the field of education
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[ noun ] (education) someone who quits school before graduation

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Second , vocational courses should be provided in grades 11 and 12 and not require more_than half the student 's time in those years ; however , for slow learners and prospective dropouts these courses ought_to begin earlier .

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quitter drop_out

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[ noun ] someone who withdraws from a social group or environment

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individualist

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