freshmannoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfreʃ.mən/us/ˈfreʃ.mən/plural -men uk/-mən/usUSinformal frosh a student in the first year of high school, college, or university:
He's a freshman at Harvard.
Greg and Jody met in their freshman year at college and married soon after they graduated.
someone who has recently started any particular job or activity:
a freshman in Congress
a freshman football player
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