noun
- students at Eton College who live in boarding houses in the town rather than in the main school buildings
Usage: British; specific to Eton College
Examples
- The oppidans at Eton have more freedom than those living in college.
- Most students at Eton are oppidans who board in houses around the town.
- The distinction between oppidans and collegers dates back centuries at Eton.
- As an oppidan, he lived in a house run by a housemaster.
- The oppidans formed the majority of the student body at the school.