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- [fresh-muh n]
- /ˈfrɛʃ mən/
- /ˈfreʃ.mən/
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- [fresh-muh n]
- /ˈfrɛʃ mən/
Definitions of freshman word
- noun plural freshman a student in the first year of the course at a university, college, or high school. 1
- noun plural freshman a novice; beginner. 1
- adjective freshman of, relating to, or characteristic of a freshman: to outgrow one's freshman attitudes. 1
- adjective freshman lacking seniority or experience; junior: a freshman senator. 1
- adjective freshman required of or suitable for freshmen: freshman courses. 1
- adjective freshman initial; first: This is my freshman year with the company. 1
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Origin of freshman
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50; fresh + -man
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Freshman
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
freshman popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
freshman usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for freshman
noun freshman
- novice — a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro: a novice in politics.
- undergraduate — a student in a university or college who has not received a first, especially a bachelor's, degree.
- rookie — an athlete playing his or her first season as a member of a professional sports team: The rookie replaced the injured regular at first base.
- greenhorn — an untrained or inexperienced person.
- beginner — A beginner is someone who has just started learning to do something and cannot do it very well yet.
Antonyms for freshman
noun freshman
- professional — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
- expert — A person who has a comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or skill in a particular area.
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