sophomore

[ sof-uh-mawr, -mohr; sof-mawr, -mohr ]

noun

1. a student in the second year of high school or college.
2. a person or group in the second year of any endeavor:

   He's a sophomore on Wall Street.

adjective

1. of or relating to a sophomore.
2. of or being a second effort or second version:

   Their sophomore album was even better than their first.

sophomore

/ ˈsɒfəˌmɔː /

noun

1. a second-year student at a secondary (high) school or college

adjective

1. (of a book, recording, etc by an artist) second

   her sophomore album

Other Words From

• pre·sopho·more adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sophomore¹

1645–55; earlier sophumer, probably equivalent to sophum sophism + -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of sophomore¹

C17: perhaps from earlier sophumer, from sophum, variant of sophism + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Wynn’s daughter, Kaeli, was All-CIF as a sophomore.

From Los Angeles Times

Amalia Holguin, Sage Hill, 5-9, Jr.: Made big impact as sophomore, averaging 12.4 points.

From Los Angeles Times

There is a real challenger to Etiwanda’s supremacy in Ontario Christian, which picked up two elite freshmen in 6-6 Sydney Douglas and 5-11 Tatianna Griffin to combine with sophomore sensation Kaleena Smith, who averaged 34.9 points as a freshman.

From Los Angeles Times

Bhaghani’s consistency in making 14 of 17 field-goal attempts this season has done more than put the sophomore in the conversation to join Norm Johnson, John Lee, Chris Sailer, Justin Medlock and Ka’imi Fairbairn as one of the Bruins’ all-time great kickers; it has also earned him the nickname “Money Bhags” from special teams coordinator Kodi Whitfield.

From Los Angeles Times

Garfield at Carson: The Bulldogs probably deserve to be in Division I, but they have a history of being an Open Division team and certainly can’t be overlooked offensively with sophomore Ceasar Reyes running the ball.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• graduate
• junior
• pupil
• scholar
• undergraduate