sophister

noun2

1. •
   (US, no longer used) A student who is advanced beyond the first year of their residence.

   • In the older American colleges, the junior and senior classes were originally called Junior Sophisters and Senior Sophisters. The term is also used at Oxford and Dublin. — 1851
2. •
   (disapproving, no longer used) Synonym of sophist.

   • A subtle traitor needs no sophister. — 1591