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.—
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Campus housing isn’t required, but first-year and transfer students who ask for it are guaranteed a spot for their first two years.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
The Chicago Bears were hoping to get their first win under first-year head coach Ben Johnson in Week 2 against the Detroit Lions.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Ouachita, which was upset in its season opener at East Central Oklahoma, is back home again this Saturday against a 2-0 Arkansas Tech team under the direction of first-year head coach Roy Thompson.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2025
Vrabel also contested some of the flags thrown by first-year referee Alex Kemp’s crew.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
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Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
The Chicago Bears were hoping to get their first win under first-year head coach Ben Johnson in Week 2 against the Detroit Lions.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Ouachita, which was upset in its season opener at East Central Oklahoma, is back home again this Saturday against a 2-0 Arkansas Tech team under the direction of first-year head coach Roy Thompson.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2025
Vrabel also contested some of the flags thrown by first-year referee Alex Kemp’s crew.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
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“First-year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-year. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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