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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A first-year student at a university. British
2. 2
   a first-year undergraduate wordnet
3. 3
   A fresh graduate looking for his/her first job. India

Adjective

1. 1
   comparative form of fresh: more fresh comparative, form-of

Synonyms

All synonyms

freshmanfreshmanfreshiefroshfroshjaffy

Example

More examples

"The eggs in this case are fresher than those in the other case."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From fresh + -er (comparative suffix).

Etymology 2

From a clipping of freshman + -er (Oxford -er).

Related phrases

freshers' weekfreshers week

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