Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upperclassman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
up-per-class-man
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A junior or senior student in a school or college.

American usage

Etymology

From upper + classman.

Usage

Inflected Forms

upperclassmen (plural)

Derived Forms

upperclassmanship

Frequently Paired Words

freshman freshwoman lowerclassman underclassman underclasswoman upperclasswoman

Questions

What does upperclassman mean?
A junior or senior student in a school or college.
Where does upperclassman come from?
From upper + classman.

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