first classman

American  

[klas-muhn, klahs-] / ˈklæs mən, ˈklɑs- /

noun

• first classmen
  plural

1. a fourth-year student at a U.S. military academy.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• first classmen
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of first classman

First recorded in 1885–90

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Example Sentences

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first classman

Said Bob Wagner, another first classman: "He's supposed to be innocent until proven guilty, but he's being punished regardless of the outcome."

From Time Magazine Archive

"Now, it works out this way," continued the first classman, bending over the disk and drawing paper and pencil toward him.

From Dave Darrin's Second Year at Annapolis Or, Two Midshipmen as Naval Academy "Youngsters" by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock

"I didn't believe Danny Grin would ever get through," one first classman confided behind his hand to another.

From Dave Darrin's Fourth Year at Annapolis by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock

"Oh, then, I'll invite myself to a chair," declared the first classman, suiting the action to the word.

From Dave Darrin's Third Year at Annapolis Leaders of the Second Class Midshipmen by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock

In a week he would be back at West Point, where he was a first classman and a cadet lieutenant.

From A Court of Inquiry by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond

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