freshman, first-year
(adjective) used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college); “a freshman senator”; “freshman year in high school or college”
freshman, fresher
(noun) a first-year undergraduate
newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant
(noun) any new participant in some activity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
freshman (plural freshmen)
(obsolete) A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge.
(US) A person of either sex entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade), a university, or legislative body.
• (British) fresher
• (Canadian) grade nine student / grade 9 student / Grade 9 student / grade-niner / grade niner
• (Canadian) first-year student / first year student / first-year university student / first year university student
• (US) frosh
• Fehrmans
Source: Wiktionary
Fresh"man, n.; pl. Freshmen (.
Definition: novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge; especially, a student during his fist year in a college or university. He drank his glass and cracked his joke, And freshmen wondered as he spoke. Goldsmith. Freshman class, the lowest of the four classes in an American college. [ U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
