freshman

noun, often attributive

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fresh·man | \ ˈfresh-mən

Definition of freshman

1 : a student in the first year of high school or college

2 : beginner, newcomer especially : a person who is starting a job or activity freshman lawmakers

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Examples of freshman in a Sentence

My daughter's a freshman at UCLA. He was the best freshman in professional basketball this year.

Recent Examples on the Web Dylan Anderson, a 7-foot 2022 player who has committed to Arizona, came to Perry as a freshman with much hype. — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2021 The junior finished third in the state as a freshman but battled injuries throughout this season. — Joe Magill, cleveland, 5 June 2021 Big man Jahlil Okafor was the ACC player of the year as a freshman and had a supporting cast of Justise Winslow and Tyus Jones, who played like an upperclassman with backcourt veteran Quinn Cook. — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 4 June 2021 Feliz made the New Mission varsity team as a freshman and began taking his development seriously soon after. — BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2021 Hass, who played for the Beavers from 2002-05, started his career as a walk-on, mostly playing special teams as a freshman. — oregonlive, 3 June 2021 McWhorter suffered a freak accident and had the outdoor track & field season canceled as a freshman. — Norma Gonzalez, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 June 2021 Bouknight did, averaging 13 points per game as a freshman. — Shawn Mcfarland, courant.com, 1 June 2021 But when Johnson left the Crimson Tide, Butler was released from his national letter of intent after enrolling at Alabama as a freshman but never participated in workouts. — Brice Paterik, Dallas News, 30 May 2021

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