underclassman

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noun

A freshman or sophomore in a high school or college or equivalent.

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lowerclassman
OriginEnglish classman ← Middle English under- ← Old English under- →
Less commonScrabble 18
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Meanings

noununderclassman (plural underclassmen)

plural underclassmen

  1. USA freshman or sophomore in a high school or college or equivalent.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan undergraduate who is not yet a senior

Similar
lowerclassman
Broader
undergraduateundergrad
Also see
froshlowerclassman

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Englishclassman
  13. Englishunderclassman

From under- + classman.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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