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freshman

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fresh⋅man

  [fresh-muhn] noun, plural -men, adjective
Use freshman in a Sentence
–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.
Origin:
1540–50; fresh + -man

Related forms:
fresh⋅man⋅ship, noun

Usage note:
See -man.
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fresh·man   (frěsh'mən)   
n.  

  1. A student in the first-year class of a high school, college, or university.

  2. A beginner; a novice. See Usage Note at man.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

freshman 
c.1550, "newcomer, novice;" sense of "university student in first year" is attested from 1596.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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