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Freshman vs Beginner - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between freshman and beginner

is that freshman is a novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge while beginner is someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.

freshman

English

Noun

(freshmen)
  • (obsolete) A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge.
  • (US) A person of either sex entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade), a university, or legislative body.
    • At the time I was a wide-eyed freshman , but I was soon to grow jaded and cynical.

    Synonyms

    * (British) fresher * (US) frosh

    See also

    * upperclassman English nouns with irregular plurals

    beginner

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.
    • I'm pretty new at learning Japanese, I'm just a beginner .
  • Someone who sets (or puts) something in motion
    • The beginner of the games lit the ceremonial torch .

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