upperclassman
Americannoun
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upperclassmen
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Etymology
Origin of upperclassman
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; upper 1 + class + -man
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But he believes juniors and seniors in advanced classes should be allowed to use AI “because when you become an upperclassman, companies want to see you actually use these tools,” Anand said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
Junior shortstop Dean Carpentier is another upperclassman who believed in Stankiewicz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
And, like everyone else trying to beat grown men, Lloyd’s Wildcats were heavy on upperclassman talent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
As an upperclassman, I recruited fellow Korean students to help me translate our school newspaper into Korean.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2024
When she was an upperclassman, one of Dorothy’s professors at Wilberforce recommended her for graduate study in mathematics at Howard University, in what would be the inaugural class for a master’s degree in the subject.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Irritated upperclassmen, the lore goes, attempted to stop the juvenile climbing with an unconventional weapon: grease.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
Over time, this has created meaningful age and experience gaps, with some players reaching their mid-20s by the time they are upperclassmen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
The pandemic, Jauregui says, had disrupted the cycle of upperclassmen mentoring younger students.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2024
By the second week, multiple upperclassmen were asking me, "Are you okay? Do you need anything?" and shooting me compliments like, "I love those Jordan's, lil man. Do you have every color?"
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2023
We were broken down into groups of six—mine featured three incoming freshmen and three upperclassmen who had just moved to town.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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