underclassman

un·der·class·man

[uhn-der-klas-muhn, -klahs-]
noun, plural un·der·class·men.
a freshman or sophomore in a secondary school or college.

Origin:
1870–75, Americanism; under- + class + -man

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underclassman
"sophomore or freshman," 1896, from under + class in the school form sense + man.
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