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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With the Tigers graduating four key seniors in 2024 and only two starting upperclassmen returning to the squad (Kara Daly and Crenshaw), there was plenty of room for Walker to take on a bigger role with the team.
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True Deck, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2025
Dart was a first-team All-SEC selection by the coaches and a finalist for the Manning Award (given to the top college football QB) and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (given to the nation’s top upperclassman QB).
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
If the rest of this year’s roster comes back for 2025-26, the Huskies could have their most veteran squad in years with 10 returners including six upperclassmen plus at least two scholarship spots available for incoming transfers.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025
To Johnson, the experienced upperclassmen have paved the way.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2025
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True Deck, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2025
Dart was a first-team All-SEC selection by the coaches and a finalist for the Manning Award (given to the top college football QB) and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (given to the nation’s top upperclassman QB).
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
If the rest of this year’s roster comes back for 2025-26, the Huskies could have their most veteran squad in years with 10 returners including six upperclassmen plus at least two scholarship spots available for incoming transfers.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025
To Johnson, the experienced upperclassmen have paved the way.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Upperclassman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upperclassman. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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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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