first classman

[ klas-muhn, klahs- ]

/ ˈklæs mən, ˈklɑs- /

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noun, plural first· class·men.

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

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Origin of first classman

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby first classman

first blush, firstborn, First Cause, first-cause argument, first class, first classman, first-come, first come, first served, firstcomer, First Commandment, first consonant shift