prefreshman

noun

pre·​fresh·​man ˌprē-ˈfresh-mən How to pronounce prefreshman (audio)
variants or pre-freshman
plural prefreshmen or pre-freshmen
: a student who is not yet a freshman
offers advanced mathematics courses to prefreshmen
often used before another noun
prefreshman tours
a prefreshman summer course

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of prefreshman was in 1887

Dictionary Entries Near prefreshman

Cite this Entry

“Prefreshman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prefreshman. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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