Get to know Etonian better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like student or pupil.
Etonian meaning
One who is enrolled in or has graduated from Eton College.
Using Etonian
- The main meaning on this page is: One who is enrolled in or has graduated from Eton College.
- Useful related words include: student, pupil, educatee.
- In the example corpus, etonian often appears in combinations such as: old etonian.
Context around Etonian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Etonian
- In this selection, "etonian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, old, bumbling, baffling, david, tailor and rory stand out and add context to how "etonian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an old etonian had played and an old etonian that understandably. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "etonian" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with etonian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
An Old Etonian who got an MA in Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies at Cambridge. (14 words)
She has also been linked to Jamie Oliver's Pizzeria and Etonian tailor, New & Lingwood. (15 words)
His running attire is an example of how he loves to play up to his eccentric baffling Etonian image. (19 words)
This time around, urged to run by fellow Old Etonian Rory Stewart, Bagge stood as an independent, trimming another 6,282 votes from her total by giving true blue constituents “a trustworthy place to go that wasn’t Labour or Reform”. (41 words)
David Astor was instrumental in arranging a place for Orwell on Jura. citation Astor's family owned Scottish estates in the area and a fellow Old Etonian Robert Fletcher had a property on the island. (35 words)
Originally (along with a top-hat and walking-cane), Etonian dress was reserved for formal occasions, but boys wear it today for classes, which are referred to as "divisions", or "divs". (31 words)
Example sentences (13)
An Old Etonian who got an MA in Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies at Cambridge.
But Johnson’s belief that he will be back is merely following the lead of fellow Old Etonian David Cameron and Cameron’s equally privileged erstwhile sidekick George Osborne.
She has also been linked to Jamie Oliver's Pizzeria and Etonian tailor, New & Lingwood.
This time around, urged to run by fellow Old Etonian Rory Stewart, Bagge stood as an independent, trimming another 6,282 votes from her total by giving true blue constituents “a trustworthy place to go that wasn’t Labour or Reform”.
Boris Johnson, who pops up in “with his bumbling Etonian manner and ironic smirk”, was “comic right up until he became prime minister,” Coe says.
Pop star Ellie Goulding married Old Etonian Caspar Jopling at York Minister in 2019, after being together for two years.
The slim, stunning blonde who lived in an ancestral castle in Limerick was quite a catch, even for Old Etonian West, born in Sheffield to Irish parents.
He said: “On the same day that old Etonian Johnson visits Scotland, this is a reminder of what the Tories have done in power.
In the event, it seems that Boris, an old Etonian, had played most of his football on the beach and in the park.
There's an easy early barb about people voting Conservative because they'd like to be f*cked by an old Etonian that understandably brought the house down.
His running attire is an example of how he loves to play up to his eccentric baffling Etonian image.
David Astor was instrumental in arranging a place for Orwell on Jura. citation Astor's family owned Scottish estates in the area and a fellow Old Etonian Robert Fletcher had a property on the island.
Originally (along with a top-hat and walking-cane), Etonian dress was reserved for formal occasions, but boys wear it today for classes, which are referred to as "divisions", or "divs".
Common combinations with etonian
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: