fresher

fresh·er
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UK/ˈfɹɛʃ.ə/UK[ˈfɹʷɛʃ.ə]US/ˈfɹɛʃ.ɚ/US[ˈfɹʷɛʃ.ɚ] ~ [ˈfɹʷɛʃ.ɹ̩]

noun

A first-year student at a university.

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freshmanfrosh
OriginEnglish fresh ← Middle English fressh ← Old English fersċ →
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Meanings

fresher1

adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of fresh: more fresh

fresher2

nounfresher (plural freshers)

plural freshers

  1. UKA first-year student at a university.

    Synonyms: freshman, frosh

  2. IndiaA fresh graduate looking for his/her first job.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA first-year student at a university.

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freshmanfrosh
Broader
beginner

More synonyms by meaning

nouna first-year undergraduate

Similar
freshman
Broader
lowerclassmanunderclassman
Also see
freshiefreshmanfroshjaffynew bugpuny

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

fresher · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*preyskos
  2. Proto-Germanic*friskaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*frisk
  4. Old Englishfersċ
  5. Middle Englishfressh
  6. Englishfresh
  7. Englishfresher

From fresh + -er (comparative suffix).

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fresher · noun

From a clipping of freshman + -er (Oxford -er).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with fresher

pressureCheshirethresherpesher
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Anagrams

refresh
Cite this entry
APA

fresher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fresher

MLA

“fresher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fresher. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fresher,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fresher.

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