upperclassman
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- noun
- /ˈʌpərˌklæs.mən/
- US
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estudiante de último año
- As is typically the case, the Cyclones have a largely upperclassman group of big bodies up front.
Do you still keep in contact with those upperclassmen?
- Do you still keep in contact with those upperclassmen?
- And look, I don't care how much the upperclassmen on your hall or in your class or at the frat tries to convince you that they like you.
- I was really, you know, screwing around a lot as I became what they call an upperclassman.
Examples
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During the orientation, the upperclassman shared valuable tips on how to succeed in classes.
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He often spent time mentoring underclassmen as an upperclassman in his final year.
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Only a few more weeks, and I would be an upperclassman.
Fiction book (1997) -
When they have an upperclassman starting at their position over them, special teams is their gateway to playing time.
Blog text (12) -
When you're an upperclassman, you will have a coat just like this one.
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The scholarship is awarded to an upperclassman with plans to attend law school after graduation, just like Barbour.
Blog text (7) -
The upperclassman undergraduate, with previous training in kindergarten teaching methods, acts as lead teacher, responsible for pacing the class and directing the activities.
Academic text (1992) -
As a college upperclassman, he had participated in an ongoing research project led by a Cornell dendrochronologist to date the age of old timbers in the Mediterranean region.
Academic text (2001) -
Jacinta noticed that Soren, otherwise sassy and ready with oddball jokes, also deferred to the upperclassman.
Fiction book (1999) -
As an upperclassman, she helped the freshmen adjust to college life.
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
upperclassman = upper + class + man (semi-transparent) = upper + class + man
Formed from 'upper' + 'class' + 'man' so the components are clear, but the specific institutional meaning 'student in a later year' (and potential ambiguity with social 'upper class') makes it only partly predictable for learners.
Etymology
Upperclassman comes from the parts upper ('higher'), class ('group of students'), and man ('person'), so it means a 'higher-year' student. That's why an upperclassman usually means a junior or senior in high school or college who is older or more experienced and may help newcomers.