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firster

8.8

A student who gets a first-class degree at university

noun
/ˈfɜːrstə/

Jargon

: graduado con honores de primera clase

After years of hard work, she became a proud firster at her university graduation.

Examples

Employers often notice when a candidate is a firster on their academic record.
He celebrated with his family after being named a firster in his class.
She is a firster in mathematics.
Many firsters celebrated their achievements at the graduation ceremony.
After years of hard work, she became a proud firster at her university graduation.
Employers often notice when a candidate is a firster on their academic record.
He celebrated with his family after being named a firster in his class.

Compounds

Israel-firster

Slur

9.9

A person who puts Israel's interests before their own country's interests

Surface Forms

firster singular

firsters plural

Morphology

firster = first (transparent) = first + er

The meaning is directly derived from 'first' with the suffix '-er' to indicate a person who has achieved a first-class result.

Etymology

Firster comes from first ('first') and the ending -er meaning 'one who'. In British English a 'first' is the top university grade, so a firster is a student who earned that top grade.