first-year

noun

ˈfərst-ˌyir 

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

Examples of first-year in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Trump is also expected to announce reimbursements on tariffs for auto parts for up to 3.75% of a vehicle’s first-year value on Tuesday, according to the Journal. —Kevin Ryan, Quartz, 29 Apr. 2025

Both teams, led by a first-year or interim head coach, chose to ride their star players all the way to the finish line, desperate to avoid a 3-1 deficit. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025

Washington — Congress returns Monday from a two-week recess with Republicans eyeing an ambitious schedule to move on the centerpiece legislation of President Trump's first-year agenda. —Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025

Every day after was a long waiting game for the new version of the Sky to debut under first-year coach Tyler Marsh. —Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for first-year

• atmosphere
• biosphere
• centromere
• chemosphere
• chromosphere
• hemisphere
• hydrosphere
• lithosphere
• mesosphere
• microsphere
• miserere
• mountaineer