"fresher" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɹɛʃɚ/ [General-American], /ˈfɹɛʃə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fresher.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɛʃə(ɹ) Etymology: fresh + -er (comparative suffix) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fresh|er|id2=comparative|pos2=comparative suffix}} fresh + -er (comparative suffix) Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} fresher
  1. comparative form of fresh: more fresh Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: fresh (extra: more fresh)
    Sense id: en-fresher-en-adj-7V6pPGoA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɹɛʃɚ/ [General-American], /ˈfɹɛʃə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fresher.wav [Southern-England] Forms: freshers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛʃə(ɹ) Etymology: From a clipping of freshman + -er (Oxford -er). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|freshman|nocap=1}} clipping of freshman, {{suffix|en||er|id2=Oxford|pos2=Oxford -er}} + -er (Oxford -er) Head templates: {{en-noun}} fresher (plural freshers)
  1. (Britain) A first year student at a university. Tags: Britain Categories (topical): People, Universities Synonyms (first year student): freshman [US], frosh [US]
    Sense id: en-fresher-en-noun-9qSEUD7Q Disambiguation of People: 5 65 30 Disambiguation of Universities: 3 87 10 Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'first year student': 93 7
  2. (India) A fresh graduate looking for one's first job. Tags: India
    Sense id: en-fresher-en-noun-WP7vIdZT Categories (other): Indian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: beginner Related terms: freshers' week
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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