Synonyms for freshman
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Frosh
frosh US, neophyte, newcomer, tyro, beginner, starter, novice, greenhorn, newbie, learner, fledgling, entrant, tenderfoot, recruit, trainee, novitiate, probationer, catechumen, abecedarian, probationist, alphabetarian
2. Seventh grade
seventh grade US, ninth grade US, ninth grader US
Definitions
- n. 1
a person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US, grade 9 for Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body
At the time I was a wide-eyed freshman, but I was soon to grow jaded and cynical.
Related words
- Word family
- freshmanhood freshmanic freshmanly freshmanship
Forms
- Plural
- freshmen → froshes, neophytes, newcomers, tyros…
Example sentences
- starter Benedito's exotic plant is a conversation starter.
- newcomer The newcomer sat down at the foot of the table.
- newbie Though he's a newbie, he knows how to get around.
- puny I don't envy your puny human brain.
By length
- 4 letters
- puny2, tyro
- 5 letters
- frosh, jaffy
- 6 letters
- novice2, newbie2
- 7 letters
- starter2, recruit2, learner2, trainee2, fresher2, entrant2, freshie
- 8 letters
- beginner3, newcomer3, neophyte3
- 9 letters
- fledgling2, greenhorn, novitiate
- 10 letters
- tenderfoot, catechumen
- 11 letters
- probationer4, abecedarian
- 12 letters
- probationist
- 13 letters
- alphabetarian
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (puny2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- bizuth