Synonyms for beginner
noun
novice, freshman, apprentice, neophyte, abecedarian, tyro, initiate, newcomer, entrant, recruit, trainee, intern, fledgling, tenderfoot, novitiate, catechumen, rookie*, greenhorn*, boot*; see also amateur.
See beginner in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
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