sophumer

English

Etymology

First cited in the mid-1600s; from the obsolete sophom, sophum (“sophism or dialectical exercise”), from Ancient Greek σόφισμα (sóphisma), +‎ -er (suffix denoting a person characterized by the root).[1][2]

Noun

sophumer (plural sophumers)

  1. (obsolete) A student in the second year of a four-year college.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “sophumer, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ “What Does “Sophomore” Mean?”, in Dictionary.com‎[1], 15 May 2014

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