sophumer

English

Etymology

First cited in the mid-1600s; from the obsolete sophom, sophum (“sophism or dialectical exercise”), from Ancient Greek sophism, + -er (“agentive suffix”),^[1]^[2]

Noun

sophumer (plural sophumers)

(obsolete) A student in the second year of a four-year college.

Descendants

English: sophomore

References

^ “sophumer, n.”, in OED, (Can we date this quote?)
^ “What Does “Sophomore” Mean?”, in Dictionary.com‎^[1], 2014 May 15

Anagrams

Morpheus, humpsore

[1] “sophumer, n.”, in OED, (Can we date this quote?)

[2] “What Does “Sophomore” Mean?”, in Dictionary.com‎^[1], 2014 May 15

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