01 n. A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge; especially, a student during his first year in a high school, college, or university.
pl.
Freshmen
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A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge; especially, a student during his first year in a high school, college, or university.“He drank his glass and cracked his joke, And freshmen wondered as he spoke.” — Goldsmith.
Phrases & compounds
Freshman class —
the lowest of the four classes in an American college.
Syn.
frosh.