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

Fans will also be treated to a head-to-head duel between two of the best dual-threat quarterbacks in the Southland in Orange Lutheran sophomore Makena Cook and Newport Harbor senior Maia Helmar.

From Los Angeles Times

Song bettered the previous record of 67, which she carded as a sophomore at Balboa to win her first individual title after finishing second behind teammate Chloe Rahn as a freshman.

From Los Angeles Times

Miller — a sophomore in 1983-84 — returned with everything to prove after winning it all.

From Los Angeles Times

The sophomore guard must face transfer Dominick Harris, who ranked third in the nation in three-point accuracy at Loyola Marymount a year ago.

From Los Angeles Times

Misty Startup, a parent of a Chino Hills High School sophomore, said she was pleased board leaders worked against “lies by unions and their candidates.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• graduate
• junior
• pupil
• scholar
• undergraduate