Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fresher

/ˈfɹɛʃ.ɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: fresh-er
IPA: /ˈfɹɛʃ.ɚ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

comparative form of fresh: more fresh

noun

A first-year student at a university.

British usage

noun

A fresh graduate looking for his/her first job.

Indian usage

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preyskosder. Proto-Germanic *friskaz Proto-West Germanic *frisk Old English fersċ Middle English fressh English fresh Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English fresher From fresh + -er (comparative suffix).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: er

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɹɛʃ.ɚ/
British English: /ˈfɹɛʃ.ə/

Usage

British usage
Indian usage

Inflected Forms

freshers (plural)

Derived Forms

fresherdom

Phrases

freshers' week

Synonyms

freshman frosh

Rhymes With

pressure cheshire refresher escher thresher drescher lesher flesher mescher pesher

Questions

How do you pronounce fresher?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹɛʃ.ɚ/.
What does fresher mean?: comparative form of fresh: more fresh
Where does fresher come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preyskosder. Proto-Germanic *friskaz Proto-West Germanic *frisk Old English fersċ Middle English fressh English fresh Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English fresher From fresh + -er (comparative suffix).

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