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Another word for beginner

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Noun

  1. One who is just starting to learn or do something

      1. An inexperienced person; a novice.
      2. (Sports) A first-year or first-time player in a particular league, event, etc.
      3. (Informal) Any beginner or novice
      1. A beginner in learning something; novice
      1. A newcomer not yet hardened to rough outdoor life; a greenhorn.
      2. An inexperienced person; a novice.
      3. Any newcomer, novice, or beginner
      1. The period of being a novice.
      2. A place where novices live.
      3. The period or state of being a novice
      1. A person new to a particular occupation, activity, etc.; apprentice; beginner; tyro
      2. A person who has entered a religious order but has not yet taken final vows.
      1. A beginner or novice:
      2. A novice of a religious order or congregation.
      3. One just beginning a new kind of life, work, etc.; beginner; novice
      1. One who has been introduced to or has attained some knowledge in a particular field.
      2. A person who has recently been, or is about to be, initiated
      1. (--- Now Rare) A newly arrived immigrant
      2. An inexperienced or immature person, especially one who is easily deceived.
      3. An inexperienced person; beginner; novice
      1. A student in the first year of college or the ninth grade in high school
      2. A beginner; a novice.
      1. A young, inexperienced person
      2. (Figuratively) An immature, naïve and/or inexperienced person.
      3. A young bird that has left the nest and has usually acquired flight feathers, but is often not yet able to fly.
      1. A person learning the alphabet; beginning student
      2. (Historical) A member of a 16th-century Anabaptist sect, follower of the Zwickau prophets (specially of Thomas Storch), who believed that any kind of knowledge (even basic reading and writing) would keep one from reaching obtaining salvation. [from 19th c.]
      3. Any beginner or novice
    See also:

    start

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Another word for beginner

Noun
      1. A protective covering, especially a sheath to enclose the base of a floor-mounted gear shift lever in a car or truck.
      2. A durable covering for the foot and part or much of the leg, usually made of leather, fabric, plastic, or rubber.
      3. Denver boot
      1. (--- Now Rare) A newly arrived immigrant
      2. An inexperienced person; beginner; novice
      3. An inexperienced or immature person, especially one who is easily deceived.
      1. An inexperienced person; a novice.
      2. (Sports) A first-year or first-time player in a particular league, event, etc.
      3. (Sports) A first-year player, especially in a professional sport.
      1. One who is being instructed in a subject at an elementary level.
      2. A person, esp. an adult, receiving instruction in the fundamentals of Christianity before baptism or confirmation
      1. The quarters assigned to religious novices
      2. A place where novices live.
      3. The period or state of being a novice
      1. A newcomer not yet hardened to rough outdoor life; a greenhorn.
      2. An inexperienced person; a novice.
      3. Any newcomer, novice, or beginner
      1. A young, inexperienced person
      2. (Figuratively) An immature, naïve and/or inexperienced person.
      3. A young bird that has left the nest and has usually acquired flight feathers, but is often not yet able to fly.
      1. A person who is interned; an internee.
      2. A physician who has recently graduated from medical school and is learning medical practice in a hospital under supervision, prior to beginning a residency program.
      3. A person, esp. a student, participating in a program of temporary, supervised work in a particular field in order to gain practical experience
      1. One who is being trained.
      2. Someone who is still in the process of being formally trained in a workplace.
      3. A person undergoing job training, military training, etc.
      1. A new member of any group, body, or organization
      2. A person enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.
      3. A newly engaged member of a military force, especially one of the lowest rank or grade.
      1. Participant
      2. Newcomer
      3. A person who enters, esp. one who enters a contest
      1. A recent arrival
      2. A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.
      3. One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.
      1. One who has been introduced to or has attained some knowledge in a particular field.
      2. A person who has recently been, or is about to be, initiated
      1. A beginner in learning something; novice
      1. A person learning the alphabet; beginning student
      2. Any beginner or novice
      3. (Historical) A member of a 16th-century Anabaptist sect, follower of the Zwickau prophets (specially of Thomas Storch), who believed that any kind of knowledge (even basic reading and writing) would keep one from reaching obtaining salvation. [from 19th c.]
      1. A beginner or novice:
      2. A novice of a religious order or congregation.
      3. One just beginning a new kind of life, work, etc.; beginner; novice
      1. Any learner or beginner; novice
      2. A person who is acquiring a trade, craft, or skill under specified conditions, usually as a member of a labor union
      3. One bound by legal agreement to work for another for a specific amount of time in return for instruction in a trade, art, or business.
      1. A student in the first year of college or the ninth grade in high school
      2. A beginner; a novice.
      1. A person new to a particular occupation, activity, etc.; apprentice; beginner; tyro
      2. A person who has entered a religious order but has not yet taken final vows.
    See also:

    amateur

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Sentence Examples

  • The beginner takes first a course in the grammar of classical Arabic, for he has hitherto learned only to read, write and count.

  • Frontpage is the WYSIWYG design tool of choice for millions of designers precisely because it can be easy enough for a a beginner to use and also allow the more advanced designers to tweak things like CSS and other web 2.0 technologies.

  • Henry of Trastamara, the beginner of the new Ifenryof kings (1368-1379), reigned by election.

  • He was climbing alone, something I guess you're not supposed to do, especially if you're a beginner like Shipton was.

  • About a century before this the Dipa-vamsa, or Island Chronicle, had been composed in Pali verse so indifferent that it is apparently the work of a beginner in Pali composition.

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