hostelite
An Indian English term for a student or resident who lives in a dormitory or hostel, typically at a school, college, or university.
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An Indian English term for a student or resident who lives in a dormitory or hostel, typically at a school, college, or university. Unlike 'day scholars' who commute from home, hostelites are immersed in campus life around the clock — navigating shared bathrooms, mess-hall food, and roommate drama. In South Asian academic culture the word carries its own social identity, with hostelites often forming tight-knit communities.
As a hostelite, she had to be back in her room by ten or risk getting locked out of the building.
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(India) An inhabitant of a hostel.
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