freshman B1 Topic:Education & Learning US /ˈfɹɛʃ.mən/ See IPA manual Freq #8556 Meanings 1 noun A student in their first year at a high school, college, or university. As a freshman, she felt nervous walking into the huge lecture hall. 2 adj Being in the first year of an experience or role. The freshman senator gave her first speech to Congress. 3 noun Any newcomer or beginner in an activity. He was a freshman in the world of professional sports. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a student in their first... first-year studentfresher 2 adj · being in the first year of... first-year 3 noun · any newcomer or beginner in... starter More freshiefroshgrade-niner Word family Forms freshmen Derived forms freshmanhoodfreshmanicfreshmanlyfreshmanshipprefreshmansubfreshman Related forms juniorseniorsophomoreupperclassman Appears in Phrases (1) See all freshman class the group of students in their first year of high school or college Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From fresh + man. Topics Education & Learning External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # freshman **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈfɹɛʃ.mən/ **Frequency rank:** 8556 ## Meanings 1. A student in their first year at a high school, college, or university. 2. Being in the first year of an experience or role. 3. Any newcomer or beginner in an activity. ## Examples - As a freshman, she felt nervous walking into the huge lecture hall. - The freshman senator gave her first speech to Congress. - He was a freshman in the world of professional sports. ## Synonyms - fresher - freshie - frosh - grade-niner ## Derived Forms - freshmanhood - freshmanic - freshmanly - freshmanship - prefreshman - subfreshman ## Related Forms - junior - senior - sophomore - upperclassman ## Etymology From fresh + man. ## AI Etymology Freshman comes from fresh + man. In current use, the main senses are “A student in their first year at a high school, college, or university” and “Being in the first year of an experience or role”. ## Topics - Education & Learning markdown