Meaning & use
freshman
A student in the first year of high school or college, or a first-year member of a group.
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As a freshman, she felt overwhelmed by the size of the campus.
The senator was still a freshman in Congress when the bill was proposed.
A note on using this word
Increasingly replaced by the gender-neutral 'first-year' at many American colleges and universities.
Words with a similar meaning
first-year studentnewcomer
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