(adj) used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college), Syn. first-year, Example:a freshman senator; freshman year in high school or college
n.; pl.Freshmen A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge; especially, a student during his first year in a high school, college, or university. Syn. -- frosh. [ 1913 Webster ]
He drank his glass and cracked his joke, And freshmen wondered as he spoke. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
Freshman class, the lowest of the four classes in an American college. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]