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Synonyms for fresher

Most common

puny jaffy

All synonyms

Noun

1. Freshman — A first-year student at a university

freshman US, frosh US

Other

new bug UK, puny, freshie informal, jaffy

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A first-year student at a university.

Related words

Is a kind of
beginner

Forms

Plural
freshers → freshmen, froshes, punies, freshies…

Example sentences

  • puny I don't envy your puny human brain.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
fresherrising
punyrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
puny2
5 letters
frosh, jaffy
7 letters
freshie
8 letters
freshman2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (puny2 = 2 syllables).