first-year
noun
variants
or first year
plural first-years or first years
: a student in the first year (as at a high school or college) : a first-year student
Experts say fledgling first-years can expect to experience the thrill of autonomy, of being in the driver's seat for what may be the first time ever.—
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There are lots of Training The Street classes that first-year investment banking analysts take.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The Hoosiers are led by first-year head coach Curt Cignetti, who has brought a Shaquille O’Neal-like swagger to the long-struggling program.
—David Close, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Alongside his uncle, first-year Cathedral coach Vincent Jefferson and his father, offensive coordinator Jabari Jefferson, Jaden continued his sophomore stardom Friday night.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
John Eatwell, a veteran British economist who was then a first-year faculty member at Cambridge, recalled that Harris was inquisitive, technically adept, and up to date on the latest literature on both sides of the Atlantic.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
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Megan Poinski, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The Hoosiers are led by first-year head coach Curt Cignetti, who has brought a Shaquille O’Neal-like swagger to the long-struggling program.
—David Close, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Alongside his uncle, first-year Cathedral coach Vincent Jefferson and his father, offensive coordinator Jabari Jefferson, Jaden continued his sophomore stardom Friday night.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
John Eatwell, a veteran British economist who was then a first-year faculty member at Cambridge, recalled that Harris was inquisitive, technically adept, and up to date on the latest literature on both sides of the Atlantic.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
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“First-year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-year. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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