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fresher

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈfɹɛʃɝ// UK //fɹˈɛʃɐ// fresh·er

n. a student who is in their first year at a university or college. It is a common name for new students in the UK.

n. a first-year undergraduate student at a university or college. Primarily used in British, Irish, and Commonwealth English.


SIMPLE

The campus is full of nervous freshers this week.

CONTEXTUAL

During the first week of term, every fresher receives a welcome pack and a map of the campus buildings.

COMPLEX

The university organizes a series of social events specifically designed to help each fresher integrate into the academic community and meet peers from different departments.

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Etymology 1

From fresh + -er (comparative suffix).

Etymology 2

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

Usage

Commonly used in the plural to refer to the intake of new students; often appears in the compound 'freshers' week'.

Pitfall

He is a freshman in London.He is a fresher in London.While 'freshman' is standard in American English, 'fresher' is the correct term used in British English contexts.

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