'Fresher' definitions:
Definition of 'Fresher'
From: GCIDE
- Fresh \Fresh\ (fr[e^]sh), a. [Compar. Fresher (fr[e^]sh"[~e]r); superl. Freshest.] [OE. fresch, AS. fersc; akin to D. versch, G. frisch, OHG. frisc, Sw. frisk, Dan. frisk, fersk, Icel. fr[imac]skr frisky, brisk, ferskr fresh; cf. It. fresco, OF. fres, freis, fem. freske, fresche, F. frais, fem. fra[^i]che, which are of German origin. Cf. Fraischeur, Fresco, Frisk.]
- 1. Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong; unimpaired; sound. [1913 Webster]
- 2. New; original; additional. "Fear of fresh mistakes." --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- A fresh pleasure in every fresh posture of the limbs. --Landor. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Lately produced, gathered, or prepared for market; not stale; not dried or preserved; not wilted, faded, or tainted; in good condition; as, fresh vegetables, flowers, eggs, meat, fruit, etc.; recently made or obtained; occurring again; repeated; as, a fresh supply of goods; fresh tea, raisins, etc.; lately come or made public; as, fresh news; recently taken from a well or spring; as, fresh water. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Youthful; florid; as, these fresh nymphs. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 5. In a raw, green, or untried state; uncultivated; uncultured; unpracticed; as, a fresh hand on a ship. [1913 Webster]
- 6. Renewed in vigor, alacrity, or readiness for action; as, fresh for a combat; hence, tending to renew in vigor; rather strong; cool or brisk; as, a fresh wind. [1913 Webster]
- 7. Not salt; as, fresh water, in distinction from that which is from the sea, or brackish; fresh meat, in distinction from that which is pickled or salted. [1913 Webster]
- Fresh breeze (Naut.), a breeze between a moderate and a strong breeze; one blowinq about twenty miles an hour.
- Fresh gale, a gale blowing about forty-five miles an hour.
- Fresh way (Naut.), increased speed.
- Syn: Sound; unimpaired; recent; unfaded: ruddy; florid; sweet; good: inexperienced; unpracticed: unused; lively; vigorous; strong. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'fresher'
From: GCIDE
- fresher \fresher\ n. a first-year undergraduate. [Brit. slang]
- Syn: freshman. [WordNet 1.5]