| NOUN | person | freshman, fresher | a first-year undergraduate |
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| person | freshman, newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, newbie, entrant | any new participant in some activity | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | freshman, first-year | used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college) |
| Sounds | freh'shmahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | Used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college). | |
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| Synonym | first-year | |
| Region | United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean |
| Broader | first | preceding all others in time or space or degree |
| Meaning | A first-year undergraduate. | |
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| Synonym | fresher | |
| Broader | lowerclassman, underclassman | An undergraduate who is not yet a senior |
| Spanish | mechón, novato, nuevo | |
| Catalan | estudiant universitari de primer any, nou | |
| Meaning | Any new participant in some activity. | |
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| Synonyms | newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, newbie, entrant | |
| Narrower | recruit, enlistee | Any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) |
| Broader | novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate | someone new to a field / field or activity |
| Spanish | newbie, novato, nuevo, recién llegado | |
| Catalan | neòfit, nouvingut, principiant | |
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