Freshman vs Junior - What's the difference?
freshman | junior |
(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.
(not comparable, often, preceded by a possessive adjective or a possessive form of a noun) Younger.
* 1939 , "Uncle Fred in the Springtime":
(not comparable) Of or pertaining to a third academic year in a four-year high school (eleventh grade) or university.
(comparable) Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.
Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.
* Sir Thomas Browne
A younger person.
* (Angela Brazil)
A third-year student at a high school or university.
A name suffix used after a son's name when his father has the same name. Abbreviation:
As nouns the difference between freshman and junior
is that freshman is (obsolete) a novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge while junior is junior (especially a junior sportsman).freshman
English
Noun
(freshmen)- At the time I was a wide-eyed freshman , but I was soon to grow jaded and cynical.
Synonyms
* (British) fresher * (US) froshSee also
* upperclassman English nouns with irregular pluralsjunior
English
Alternative forms
* juniour (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- The last man I met who was at school with me, though some years my junior, had a long white beard and no teeth.
- Our first studies and junior endeavours.
Noun
(en noun)- four years his junior
- Miss Mitchell would certainly be most relieved to have a monitress who was capable of organising the juniors at games.
