"upperclassman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: upperclassmen [plural]
Etymology: upper + classman Etymology templates: {{com|en|upper|classman}} upper + classman Head templates: {{en-noun|upperclassmen}} upperclassman (plural upperclassmen)
  1. (US) A junior or senior student in a school or college. Tags: US Categories (topical): People Related terms: upperclasswoman, freshman, freshwoman, lowerclassman, underclassman, underclasswoman Translations (a senior student in a school or college): ouderejaars [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), 先輩 (senpai) (alt: せんぱい) (Japanese), 선배 (seonbae) (Korean), старшекла́ссник (staršeklássnik) [masculine] (Russian), старшекла́ссница (staršeklássnica) [feminine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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