first-year

noun

variants or first year
plural first-years or first years
: a student in the first year (as at a high school or college) : a first-year student
Experts say fledgling first-years can expect to experience the thrill of autonomy, of being in the driver's seat for what may be the first time ever.Jan McCoy Ebbets

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Stumble joins fellow first-year comedy The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, starring Tracy Morgan and Daniel Radcliffe, on NBC’s slate for 2025-26. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025 Some instructors teach three honors classes of senior-level students each semester, some teach five first-year surveys, and some teach a mix of everything. Nicole Donawho, JSTOR Daily, 22 July 2025 However, under first-year offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand, the Jets are expected to implement a running back committee system featuring fellow backfield mates Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis. Antwan Staley, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2025 The game also featured first-year players Paige Bueckers, Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen making up the largest rookie contingent at the game since 2011. Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for first-year

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of first-year was in 1986

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“First-year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-year. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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