sophumer

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noun

A student in the second year of a four-year college.

OriginEnglish sophum, sophom ← Ancient Greek σόφισμα (sóphisma) →
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Meanings

nounsophumer (plural sophumers)

plural sophumers

  1. obsoleteA student in the second year of a four-year college.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσοφός (sophós)
  2. Ancient Greekσοφίζω (sophízō)
  3. Ancient Greekσόφισμα (sóphisma)
  4. Englishsophum, sophom
  5. Englishsophumer

First cited in the mid-1600s; from the obsolete sophom, sophum (“sophism or dialectical exercise”), from Ancient Greek σόφισμα (sóphisma), + -er (suffix denoting a person characterized by the root).

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APA

sophumer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sophumer

MLA

“sophumer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sophumer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sophumer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sophumer.

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