postdoc

/poʊstˈdɑk/
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Other forms: postdocs

Definitions of postdoc
  1. noun
    a grant that funds postdoctoral study or research
    synonyms: post doc, postdoctoral
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    type of:
    grant-in-aid
    a grant to a person or school for some educational project
  2. noun
    a scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree
    synonyms: post doc
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    type of:
    investigator, research worker, researcher
    a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
    bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student
    a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
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