upperclassman
noun
up·per·class·man
ˌə-pər-ˈklas-mən 
: a member of the junior or senior class in a school or college
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Only upperclassmen can go off-campus for lunch.
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The ordeal of admissions was still present in the minds of upperclassmen, as was the fact of Stuyvesant, the public-high-school Harvard to Bronx Science’s Yale.
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Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
With five seniors graduating, there is a lot for the 13 upperclassmen to step into.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Their freshmen played like upperclassmen all season, then looked like rookies on the big stage (especially guard Brayden Burries).
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Perry sat behind upperclassmen for two seasons, before breaking out as a junior and leading the Wolverines to two state championships.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
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Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
With five seniors graduating, there is a lot for the 13 upperclassmen to step into.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Their freshmen played like upperclassmen all season, then looked like rookies on the big stage (especially guard Brayden Burries).
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Perry sat behind upperclassmen for two seasons, before breaking out as a junior and leading the Wolverines to two state championships.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Upperclassman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upperclassman. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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upperclassman
noun
up·per·class·man
ˌəp-ər-ˈklas-mən
: a student in the third or fourth year of a four-year college or a high school
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