first-year
noun
variants
or first year
plural first-years or first years
: a student in the first year (as at a high school or college) : a first-year student
Experts say fledgling first-years can expect to experience the thrill of autonomy, of being in the driver's seat for what may be the first time ever.—
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Just ask the employees at the uptown Charlotte hotel who poked their heads into a meeting room where first-year edge rushers Nic Scourton and Princely Umanmielen were reviewing their defensive responsibilities while using chairs as offensive linemen.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Depending on any additional money changing teams, this appears to be a coup for first-year Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey, whose team was hunting down the Dodgers in the National League West.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
In the post-fermentation production course, students get complete control on every aspect of their wine, from the blend to designing the bottle’s branding, which first-year graduate student Victoria Lasch said was a unique feature of the curriculum.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2025
Unfortunately for the first-year DB, the ball ended up hitting the ground.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2025
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Joseph Person, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Depending on any additional money changing teams, this appears to be a coup for first-year Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey, whose team was hunting down the Dodgers in the National League West.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
In the post-fermentation production course, students get complete control on every aspect of their wine, from the blend to designing the bottle’s branding, which first-year graduate student Victoria Lasch said was a unique feature of the curriculum.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2025
Unfortunately for the first-year DB, the ball ended up hitting the ground.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2025
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“First-year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-year. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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