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noun, often attributive fresh·man \ ˈfresh-mən \

Definition of freshman

1 :a first-year student

2 :beginner, newcomer

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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 of freshman from the Web

Perennially the most underappreciated team in the Pac-12, the Utes are breaking in a new QB with redshirt freshman Tyler Huntley having supplanted ex-Husky Troy Williams.

— adam jude, The Seattle Times, "Breaking down UW’s schedule: Can anyone but Stanford test the Huskies?," 29 Aug. 2017
Eleanor and Ella tied for second place, and freshman Anne Carlton finished 7th, which is remarkable for a relatively new high jumper at her first state meet.

— susan swagler, AL.com, "Celebrated teacher writes book sharing stories from working as a bus driver," 29 Aug. 2017
Snell set six Kentucky freshman records including those for rushing yards (1,091), touchdowns (13) and most 100-yard rushing games (5).

— manny navarro, miamiherald, "Can anybody in the SEC stop Alabama? Breaking down the conference," 29 Aug. 2017
Other medalists from that race include sophomore Michaela Meskell placing 20th with a time of 10:54, followed by freshman Jennifer Hull, 23rd, and sophomore Gracie Knowd, 24th, both with a time of 11:07.

— dan brown, Ramona Sentinel, "Prep Cross Country: Eight Bulldogs medal at Vaquero Stampede," 29 Aug. 2017
Fourth-year junior Luke Del Rio, redshirt freshman Feleipe Franks and Malik Zaire, a graduate transfer from Notre Dame, are the candidates for the job.

— larry lage, chicagotribune.com, "Jim Harbaugh playing games as Michigan preps to play Florida," 28 Aug. 2017
Stoops also listed running back Bryant Koback, defensive tackle Quinton Bohanna and cornerback Cedrick Dort as freshman candidates to play early.

— jon hale, The Courier-Journal, "Takeaways: Mark Stoops open to playing Stephen Johnson and Drew Barker at quarterback," 28 Aug. 2017
Ramos suggests one tactic of inclusivity that has been successful on Harvard’s campus being the collegiate Panhellenic president sending an email to every woman-identifying person in the freshman class prior to rush.

— linne halpern, Teen Vogue, "Why Sororities Need to Embrace a More Intersectional Feminism in the Trump Era," 28 Aug. 2017
Freshman Darryn Commissiong, freshman Noah Lawrence, junior Malik Suleman were named AAC Rookie of the Week, Goalkeeper of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week, respectively.

— cincinnati enquirer, Cincinnati.com, "UC men's, women's soccer earns AAC honors," 28 Aug. 2017

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