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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
comparative form of fresh: more fresh
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of
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noun
A first-year student at a university.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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noun
A fresh graduate looking for his/her first job.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
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noun
a first-year undergraduate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: freshman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lowerclassman, underclassman
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preyskosder. Proto-Germanic *friskaz Proto-West Germanic *frisk Old English fersċ Middle English fressh English fresh Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English fresher From fresh + -er (comparative suffix).
From a clipping of freshman + -er (Oxford -er).
