lowerclassman

American

[loh-er-klas-muhn, -klahs-] / ˈloʊ ərˈklæs mən, -ˈklɑs- /

noun

underclassman.

lowerclassman British

/ ˌləʊəˈklɑːsmən /

noun

Also called: underclassman. a freshman or sophomore

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Gender

See -man.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

lowerclassmen

plural

Etymology

Origin of lowerclassman

lower ¹ + class + man

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lowerclassman lowerclassmen

Senator James William Fulbright, then a lowerclassman and later president of the university, gives Ed full marks as a storyteller and cartoonist.

From Time Magazine Archive

A rift was forming between upperclassmen and lowerclassmen.

From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2015

Before the echoes can die away, ten lowerclassmen, aged 12 and 13, scramble up the stairwell, tails flapping.

From Time Magazine Archive

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