What is another word for etonian?

Pronunciation: [iːtˈə͡ʊni͡ən] (IPA)

The word "Etonian" refers to an alumnus or current student of the prestigious Eton College in the UK. However, there are several other synonyms that can be used to describe someone who attended or is attending a similar institution. These include "Harrovian" for those who attended Harrow School, "Westminsterian" for graduates of Westminster School, and "Rugbeian" for those who went to Rugby School. Other synonyms for Etonian may include "public schooler," "old boy," or simply "private school student." These terms are often used colloquially in the UK to refer to someone who comes from a privileged background and attended a prestigious and expensive private school.

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Usage examples for Etonian

It appears in The etonian Out of Bounds.
"A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations"
Joseph Mazzini Wheeler
The subject became, indeed, very popular in the fifties, and entered largely into, though it by no means exclusively occupied, the novels of George John Whyte-Melville, a Fifeshire gentleman, an etonian, and a guardsman, who, after retiring from the army, served again in the Crimean War, and, after writing a large number of novels, was killed in the hunting field.
"The English Novel"
George Saintsbury
"Vat," he would exclaim to some new boy fresh from some grammar-school on the etonian system-"Vat do you mean by dranslating Zeus Jupiter?
"The Caxtons, Part 2"
Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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