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fresher

American  
[fresh-er] / ˈfrɛʃ ər /

noun

British Slang.

  1. freshman.

fresher British  
/ ˈfrɛʃə, ˈfrɛʃmən /

noun

  1. a first-year student at college or university

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of fresher

First recorded in 1880–85; fresh(man) + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Fresher, brighter olives that haven’t been marinating in the sneeze-collection tray on the bar.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2023

Fresher Sacramento River water from the north delta would be siphoned into a 45-mile-long, 39-foot-wide tunnel ending near the southbound aqueducts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2023

Fresher than many of his peers, especially those players in the thick of a packed European club schedule over the next six weeks?

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2022

It is with profound sadness that we learned this morning of the passing of Fionntan McGarvey, one of our Fresher players.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2022

Fresher than the day they were born — and fat as priests.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz

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