Sophomore – a second-year university or high school student
(Pronounced soff-ah-moor)
To remember the definition of the word sophomore, use the following mnemonic:
It's soft no more (sophomore) after the first year.
Examples of sophomore in a sentence
After a long freshman year, I was happy to continue college as a sophomore.
Jean earned higher praise at her sophomore art exhibit than she did at her first art show.
"I'm a college sophomore majoring in English."