Meaning

2 senses
  1. (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

  2. (obsolete)A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge

    Neuling

More definitions
  • a first-year undergraduate
  • any new participant in some activity

Examples

88 sentences
  1. Tom is a freshman in college.

    Том першокурсник у коледжі. — deniko

  2. Are you a freshman, too?

    Ти теж першокурсник? — deniko

    ruТы тоже новичок? — sharptoothed

  3. Aren't you a freshman, too?

    Хіба ти теж не першокурсник? — deniko

  4. My brother is a freshman.

    Мій брат — студент-першокурсник. — deniko

    ruМой брат — студент-первокурсник. — sharptoothed

    deMein Bruder ist im ersten Studienjahr. — Zaghawa

  5. Tom is a freshman, isn't he?

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a person of either sex entering the first year of an institution:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a person of either sex entering the first year of an institution:
novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge:

Origin

From fresh + man.

From fresh + man.

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Forms

plural: freshmen
Singularfreshman
Pluralfreshmen

irregular · Lesson

Synonyms

20 synonyms
fresherfroshfreshiegrade nine studentgrade 9 studentgrade-ninergrade ninergrade seven studentgrade 7 student
highschool, university:first-year studentfirst year student1st year student1st yr student
Close in meaning

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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