freshmen

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a student in the first year of high school, college, or university:

He's a freshman at Harvard.

Greg and Jody met in their freshman year at college and married soon after they graduated.

someone who has recently started any particular job or activity:

a freshman in Congress

a freshman football player

a student in the first year of a program of study in a college, university, or high school (= a school for students aged 14 to 18):

She is a freshman at Harvard.