Freshman - English meaning

noun

A person just starting to learn a skill or take part in an activity.

Usage examples:

A beginner's guide

noun

A young bird that has just fledged.

Usage examples:

Only female hummingbirds are involved in parental care; they must incubate eggs, brood young hatchl…

adjective

New and not experienced

Usage examples:

Still in his teens, he pursued his fledgling career in journalism.

adjective

A fledgling company or industry is a fairly new one with little experience in a business activity

Usage examples:

Many fledgling companies need financial assistance., one of those fledgeling industries in the area…

noun

A first-year student at university.

Usage examples:

Both older members of the university and freshers are vulnerable

adjective

(of food) recently made or obtained; not tinned, frozen, or otherwise preserved.

Usage examples:

Fresh fruit

noun

A student who has recently started studying at a college or university

noun

A college freshman.

Usage examples:

Frosh week

noun

Informal for freshman (= a first-year student in high school or college)

noun

A person who is new to or inexperienced at a particular activity.

Usage examples:

I'm not a seasoned veteran, but i'm no greenhorn either

noun

A person who is not experienced

Usage examples:

I’m a greenhorn when it comes to skiing.

noun

A person who is learning a subject or skill.

Usage examples:

A fast learner

noun

A person who is still learning something

Usage examples:

He's a quick learner., mainly uk a learner driver

noun

A person who has recently arrived in a place.

Usage examples:

She's a newcomer to the area

noun

A person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation.

Usage examples:

He was a complete novice in foreign affairs

noun

A person who is serving a probationary or trial period in a job or position to which they are newly appointed.

Usage examples:

Training thrust and needs for indian forest service probationers and performance evaluation of offi…

noun

A criminal who is allowed to stay out of prison if they do not commit another crime and follow particular rules

Usage examples:

The average probationer commits a technical violation within 18 months.

noun

A new recruit, especially in the army or police.

Usage examples:

A rookie cop

noun

A person with little experience who is just starting to work in a job or to play on a sports team

Usage examples:

A rookie goalie/cop

noun

A person who is new to an organization or an activity and does not have much experience

Usage examples:

All rookie police officers are required to go through the basic training course., he made an embarr…

noun

A person or thing that starts in a specified way.

Usage examples:

I'm just a slow starter

noun

A person, thing, or organization that is involved at the beginning of an activity, esp. a race

Usage examples:

Only four of the ten starters finished the race.

noun

A newcomer or novice, especially a person unaccustomed to hardship.

Usage examples:

The journey is not recommended for the tenderfoot

noun

An undergraduate.

Usage examples:

I attended there both as an undergrad and a graduate student-about seven years.

noun

A university student who has not yet taken a first degree.

Usage examples:

A group of oxford undergraduates

adjective

Denoting or relating to an undergraduate.

Usage examples:

An undergraduate degree

noun

A student at a college or university who has not yet received a bachelor’s degree (= the first degree given)