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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As a first-year teacher, Elliot accepted a special education position in Elwood that offered flexibility under its new program director.
—IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
But that friend, a first-year student from Canada, acknowledges the future of Harvard’s foreign scholars is not entirely out of their minds.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
The club also positioned itself one point behind LAFC’s mark for most points by a first-year expansion team, 57 in 2018, and drew within one point of the Philadelphia Union for the Supporters’ Shield.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
In 2024, Ryan joined the defensive staff under first-year defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver after spending the majority of his coaching career in offensive roles.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
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IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
But that friend, a first-year student from Canada, acknowledges the future of Harvard’s foreign scholars is not entirely out of their minds.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
The club also positioned itself one point behind LAFC’s mark for most points by a first-year expansion team, 57 in 2018, and drew within one point of the Philadelphia Union for the Supporters’ Shield.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
In 2024, Ryan joined the defensive staff under first-year defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver after spending the majority of his coaching career in offensive roles.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
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“First-year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-year. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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