upperclassman
noun
up·per·class·man
ˌə-pər-ˈklas-mən 
: a member of the junior or senior class in a school or college
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Only upperclassmen can go off-campus for lunch.
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The show follows a group of college friends, mainly centered on Lucy and her relationship with a manipulative upperclassman, Stephen.
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Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
For the second week in a row, an upperclassman took the title of Wisconsin Student of the Week.
—Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024
There were seven others fighting for a job, and a handful more not even inside the room, freshmen or upperclassmen who had already spoken plenty to reporters.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 31 July 2024
The pandemic, Jauregui says, had disrupted the cycle of upperclassmen mentoring younger students.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
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Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
For the second week in a row, an upperclassman took the title of Wisconsin Student of the Week.
—Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024
There were seven others fighting for a job, and a handful more not even inside the room, freshmen or upperclassmen who had already spoken plenty to reporters.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 31 July 2024
The pandemic, Jauregui says, had disrupted the cycle of upperclassmen mentoring younger students.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
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“Upperclassman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upperclassman. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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upperclassman
noun
up·per·class·man
ˌəp-ər-ˈklas-mən
: a student in the third or fourth year of a four-year college or a high school
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