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fresher

adj
/ˈfɹɛʃ.ə/UK/ˈfɹɛʃ.ɚ/US

Etymology

From a clipping of freshman + -er (Oxford -er).

  1. inherited from freshen — “to freshen”
  2. derived from *preysk-✻ — “fresh”
  3. inherited from *friskaz✻ — “fresh”
  4. inherited from *frisk✻ — “fresh”
  5. inherited from fersċ — “fresh, pure, sweet”
  6. inherited from fressh
  7. suffixed as fresher — “fresh + er”

Definitions

  1. comparative form of fresh

    comparative form of fresh: more fresh

  2. A first-year student at a university.

  3. A fresh graduate looking for his/her first job.

The neighborhood

Derived

fresherdom, freshers' week

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA