Definition of underclassman
: a member of the freshman or sophomore class in a school or college
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Stallman’s throw was ninth best overall and second best for an underclassman on record for Ramona.
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Destrehan 2019 RB John Emery was one of six underclassmen to earn an invite to Nike's The Opening Finals Wednesday.
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Although the Warriors graduate key players Toomey, Bembenek, Madison Mikalauski and Olivia Judge, seven starters were underclassmen.
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Milchev was not the only Blue Demons underclassmen to have a strong sectional meet.
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Now an injury has sidelined one of their top underclassmen.
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The teenaged Zuckerberg, in full hacker glory as a Harvard underclassman, would have approved of the breakneck product release pace.
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1871
First Known Use of underclassman
1871
UNDERCLASSMAN Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of underclassman for English Language Learners
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: a student in the first or second year of high school or college
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