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freshman vs lowerclassman

lowerclassman vs freshman

freshman and lowerclassman both are nouns.

freshman is an adjective but lowerclassman is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
freshman Yes Yes No No
lowerclassman Yes No No No
As nouns, lowerclassman is a hypernym of freshman; that is, lowerclassman is a word with a broader meaning than freshman:
  • freshman: a first-year undergraduate
  • lowerclassman: an undergraduate who is not yet a senior
Other hypernyms of freshman include underclassman.
freshman (noun) lowerclassman (noun)
a first-year undergraduate an undergraduate who is not yet a senior
any new participant in some activity
freshman (adjective) lowerclassman (adjective)
used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college)
Difference between freshman and lowerclassman

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