upperclassman
noun
up·per·class·man
ˌə-pər-ˈklas-mən 
: a member of the junior or senior class in a school or college
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Only upperclassmen can go off-campus for lunch.
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Pearl’s upperclassmen courses are her smallest, with around nine seniors this year.
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Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2024
The song dramatically depicts the powerful romantic feelings of a student for an upperclassman that go tragically unnoticed.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2024
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Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2024
The song dramatically depicts the powerful romantic feelings of a student for an upperclassman that go tragically unnoticed.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2024
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upperclassman
noun
up·per·class·man
ˌəp-ər-ˈklas-mən
: a student in the third or fourth year of a four-year college or a high school
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