English
Noun
Sense: someone who is just starting at something, or only recently started
Synonyms
- alphabetarian
- apprentice
- amateur
- beginner
- bun (internet slang)
- colt
- first-timer
- fledgling (figurative)
- fresh meat
- (obsolete)
- greenhorn (chiefly US)
- greenie (US, slang)
- greener (slang, derogatory)
- (rare)
- inceptor
- initiate
- Johnny-come-lately (idiomatic)
- learner [⇒ thesaurus]
- neophyte
- newbie (slang)
- newb (internet slang, pejorative)
- newbro
- new chum (Australia)
- [⇒ thesaurus]
- newling
- noob (internet slang, pejorative)
- n00b (internet slang, pejorative)
- novice
- novitiate
- nozzer (dated, slang, derogatory)
- nub (internet slang, pejorative)
- nubcake (rare, internet slang, pejorative)
- puny (obsolete)
- pup
- probationer
- probationist
- probie
- recruit
- stranger
- rookie
- tenderfoot
- trainee
- tyro
- younker (obsolete)
Antonyms
Hyponyms
- (Christianity)
- (UK)
- (US)
- (US)
- (pejorative)
- (UK, public school slang)
- (UK, public school slang)
- (US, military slang, pejorative)
- (UK, military slang)
- (UK, public school slang)
Hypernyms
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