Freshman
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noun.
A student in the first-year class of a high school, college, or university.
noun.
A beginner; a novice.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge.
noun.
A student of the first year in a college or university.
Pertaining to a freshman, or to the class composed of freshmen, in a college.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge; especially, a student during his first year in a high school, college, or university.
noun.
the lowest of the four classes in an American college.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A
novice
; one in the
rudiments
of
knowledge
.
noun.
A person of either sex entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (
ninth grade
), a
university
, or legislative body.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a first-year undergraduate
noun.
any new participant in some activity
adjective.
used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college)
Word Usage
"The point is that we STOP using the term "freshman fifteen.""
cross-reference
abbot of freshmen
freshman's bible
president's freshman
upperclassman
Equivalent
first
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
lowerclassman
underclassman
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
college
graduate
high-school
junior
sophomore
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
abecedarian
alphabetarian
apprentice
articled clerk
baby