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freshman
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Freshman
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fresh·man
/
ˈfrɛʃ
mən
/
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[
fresh
-m
uh
n
]
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noun,
plural
fresh·men,
adjective
noun
1.
a student in the first year of the course at a university, college, or high school.
2.
a novice; beginner.
adjective
3.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a freshman:
to outgrow one's freshman attitudes.
4.
lacking seniority or experience; junior:
a freshman senator.
5.
required of or suitable for freshmen:
freshman courses.
6.
initial; first:
This is my freshman year with the company.
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Origin:
1540–50;
fresh
+
-man
Related forms
fresh·man·ship,
noun
pre·fresh·man,
noun,
plural
pre·fresh·men.
sub·fresh·man,
noun,
plural
sub·fresh·men.
Usage note
See
-man.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
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fresher
or
freshman
(ˈfrɛʃə, ˈfrɛʃmən)
—
n
,
pl
-ers
,
-men
a first-year student at college or university
freshman
or
freshman
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
freshman
mid-16c., "newcomer, novice," from
fresh
(1) +
man
(n.). Sense of "university student in first year" is attested from 1590s. Related: Freshmen.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Supposedly something you should have learned in college
freshman
year.
During a soccer game her
freshman
year, an opposing player kicked her square in
the back of the head.
Time for you to start your
freshman
year core science and ethics courses over
again, my friend.
He hoped to discover the extent to which
freshman
year affected students.
Most read him as a
freshman
and never touch him again.
Incoming
freshman
representatives may be more sympathetic to scientific issues once they face the task of governing.
It's not often that an incoming college
freshman
is already starting his own multimillion dollar business.
Consider the trend in average
freshman
scores at selective colleges.
He did what comes naturally for any
freshman
confronting the bare-walled anonymity of his new dormitory room.
One acquired this home in much the same way one acquired a
freshman
roommate-by sending a picture and filling out a form.
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