freshman | ||
1. | [ noun ] (education) a first-year undergraduate | |
Synonyms: | fresher | |
Related terms: | lowerclassman | |
2. | [ noun ] any new participant in some activity | |
Synonyms: | newcomer fledgling starter neophyte entrant newbie fledgeling | |
Related terms: | novice recruit originate | |
3. | [ adjective ] (education) used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college) | |
Synonyms: | first-year | |
Examples: | "a freshman senator" "freshman year in high school or college" |
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Related terms: | US first | |
Similar spelling: |
frisian freshen frogman foreshank Friesian freshness freshener freshen_up Frison Frisina Fresno frisson fresnel |