Definition of freshman Freshman

/fɹɛˈʃmʌn/ - [freshmun] - fresh•man

We found 8 definitions of freshman from 5 different sources.

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What does freshman mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: freshmen

freshman - a first-year undergraduate
  fresher
freshman - any new participant in some activity
  newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, newbie, entrant
  tiro, tyro, beginner, novice, initiate someone new to a field or activity

Adjective

freshman, freshmanner, freshmannest

freshman - used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college); "a freshman senator"; "freshman year in high school or college"
  first-year
  first ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • freshman (Noun)
    A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge.
  • freshman (Noun)
    A person of either sex entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school ninth grade , a university, or legislative body.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • freshman (n.)
    novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge; especially, a student during his fist year in a college or university.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • freshman
    One just entered a member of the university.

Part of speech

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  • freshman, noun, singular of freshmen.
  • freshman, adjective.

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