Post*grad"u*ate (?), a. [Pref. post- + graduate.] Of, pertaining to, or designating, the studies pursued after graduation, esp., after receiving the bachelor's degree at a college; graduate. -- n. A student who pursues such studies.

&fist; Most careful writers consider the word graduate to be the proper word to use in this sense.

Post*grad"u*ate (?), a. [Pref. post- + graduate.] Of, pertaining to, or designating, the studies pursued after graduation, esp., after receiving the bachelor's degree at a college; graduate. -- n. A student who pursues such studies.

&fist; Most careful writers consider the word graduate to be the proper word to use in this sense.

• A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course.
  
• Those studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.