freshman
A person entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school, a…A person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US, grade 9 for Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body
Meaning
2 senses(Canada, Philippines, US)A person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US, grade 9 for Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body
At the time I was a wide-eyed freshman, but I was soon to grow jaded and cynical.
Erstsemester, Ersti
первоку́рсникpervokúrsnik, первоку́рсницаpervokúrsnica
(obsolete)A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge
Neuling
- a first-year undergraduate
- any new participant in some activity
Examples
88 sentencesTom is a freshman in college.
Том першокурсник у коледжі. — deniko
Are you a freshman, too?
Ти теж першокурсник? — deniko
ruТы тоже новичок? — sharptoothed
Aren't you a freshman, too?
Хіба ти теж не першокурсник? — deniko
My brother is a freshman.
Мій брат — студент-першокурсник. — deniko
ruМой брат — студент-первокурсник. — sharptoothed
deMein Bruder ist im ersten Studienjahr. — Zaghawa
Tom is a freshman, isn't he?
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From fresh + man.From fresh + man.
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Forms
plural: freshmenSynonyms
20 synonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.