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The definition of a freshman is a newcomer in their first year of something they will be doing for several years.

(noun)

Someone who is a first-year student in high school or college is an example of a freshman.
Someone who is in their first year as a member of Congress is an example of a freshman.

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See freshman in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. freshmen

a beginner; novice
a student in the first year of college or the ninth grade in high school
☆ a person in the first year, term, etc. of some enterprise: a freshman in Congress

Origin: fresh + man

adjective

of, for, or having to do with a freshman or freshmen

See freshman in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A student in the first-year class of a high school, college, or university.
A beginner; a novice. See Usage Note at man.

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