noun
- a student in the junior or senior class of a high school or college
Usage: American English
Examples
- As an upperclassman, she was allowed to park in the senior lot.
- The upperclassmen organized a mentoring program for freshmen.
- Only upperclassmen could take the advanced chemistry course.
- He felt more confident as an upperclassman than he had as a sophomore.
- The school gave upperclassmen priority when registering for classes.
- Many upperclassmen were already thinking about college applications.