1. A first-year undergraduate
   "The freshers attended orientation week to familiarize themselves with campus life";
   - freshman, frosh [N. Amer, informal]

1. Recently made, produced, or harvested
   "fresh lettuce"; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"
    
2. Not yet used or soiled
   "a fresh shirt";
   - unused
    
3. Original and of a kind not seen before
   "the computer produced a completely fresh proof of a well-known theorem";
   - new, novel
    
4. Not canned or otherwise preserved
   "fresh vegetables"
    
5. Not soured or preserved
   "fresh milk";
   - sweet, unfermented
    
6. Not containing or composed of salt water
   "fresh water";
   - sweet
    
7. Imparting vitality and energy
   "the fresh mountain air";
   - bracing, brisk, refreshing, refreshful, tonic
    
8. With restored energy
   "The fresh team returned from their break ready to tackle the project";
   - invigorated, refreshed, reinvigorated
    
9. Free from impurities
   "fresh air";
   - clean
    
10. Having recently calved and therefore able to give milk
    "the cow is fresh"
     
11. (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again
    "a fresh start"; "fresh ideas"
     
12. Improperly forward or bold
    "don't be fresh with me";
    - impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy [informal], sassy [N. Amer, informal], wise, lippy [informal]

Derived forms: freshers

See also: caller, clean, crisp, forward, fresh-cut, freshness, good, hot, incorrupt, invigorating, lactating, new, new-made, original, pure, rested, strong, undecomposed, unprocessed, unsoured, unspoiled, unspoilt [Brit], warm, wet

Type of: lowerclassman, underclassman

Antonym: preserved, salty, stale

Encyclopedia: Fresher