fresher
Noun pluralfreshers
Pluralfreshers
- 1Comparative of fresh. Use this to say one thing is more fresh than another.
The bread here always tastes fresher than the kind at the supermarket.
Vegetables from the garden are fresher than anything sold in a can.
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- 2A student in their first year at a college or university.
Like the youngest kid starting at a brand-new school.
Every fresher gets a campus map during the first week of term.
The freshers gathered in the hall for a welcome talk.
Similarfreshman, first-year
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- 3A person who has just finished their studies and is looking for a first job.
Like a brand-new player stepping onto the field for the very first time.
A fresher often feels nervous during a first job interview.
The company runs a short training program for every fresher it hires.
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fresher is a form of fresh
fresh, adjective: Still good to eat, and not dried, frozen or starting to go bad. Full entry
- Spelling
- fresh → fresher: add -er
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Origins
From the word "fresh" plus "-er", the ending that makes comparatives.
From a shortened form of "freshman" plus "-er".