fresher:
(also ‘freshman‘; plural: ‘freshers‘ & ‘freshmen’; for the right pronunciation of ‘fresher’, please click here)
freshers (L) getting advice from seniors (R)
a ninth grade student at a US high school;
a student in his/her first year at college or university in the USA (& Canada);
a player in his first year with a sports club,
freshmen players of a college team
As a fresher, Frank found the first few weeks of life at the university very scary and depressing.
There are several activities at colleges and universities, such as fresher’s week, orientation classes, etc., that make the freshers feel at home and prepare them for the more serious business of studies in the coming weeks.
There are some colleges and universities which warn their freshers to keep away from joining ‘groups’ or ‘cliques’ that indulge in anti-social and anti-educational activities, and some educational institutions even dismiss those freshers who join such groups out of their own interest or because of strong persuasion by their seniors.
