n. 1. A student in the first-year class of a high school, college, or university. See Usage Note at chairman. 2. A beginner; a novice: a political freshman. adj. 1. Of or relating to the first year of an endeavor, especially of attending a school or college: freshman courses; a freshman senator. 2. Being the first in a series: a freshman effort from a new director; the freshman season of a promising television show. |
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