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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | young |
| Synonyms: | offspring, whelp |
| Main Entry: | journalist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who writes about factual events for a living |
| Synonyms: | announcer, broadcaster, columnist, commentator, contributor, correspondent, cub, editor, hack, media person, newspaper person, newsperson, pencil pusher, press, publicist, reporter, scribe, scrivener, stringer, television commentator, writer |
| Main Entry: | newsman/newswoman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reporter |
| Synonyms: | anchor, anchor man/woman, anchor person, announcer, columnist, copy editor, correspondent, cub, editor, foreign correspondent, ink slinger, interviewer, investigative reporter, journalist, legman/woman, newscaster, newshound, newspaperman/woman, newswriter, pressman/ woman, stringer, war correspondent, writer |
| Main Entry: | novice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person just learning something |
| Synonyms: | amateur, apprentice, beginner, colt, convert*, cub, first of May, fledgling, greenhorn, gremlin, know from nothing, learner, mark*, neophyte, new kid on the block, newcomer, novitiate, plebe, postulant, prentice, probationer, proselyte, punk*, pupil, recruit, rookie, starter, student, tenderfoot, trainee |
| Notes: | an amateur is someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime; a novice is someone who is new to a field or activity |
| Antonyms: | expert, professional |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | offspring |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | child, children |
| Synonyms: | baby, bambino, brood, chip off old block, cub, descendant, family, generation, heir, heredity, issue, kid*, lineage, offshoot, posterity, produce, progeniture, progeny, pup, scion, seed, spawn, succession, successor, young |
| Antonyms: | parent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reporter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who informs |
| Synonyms: | anchor, anchorperson, announcer, columnist, correspondent, cub, editor, ink slinger, interviewer, journalist, legperson, newscaster, newshound, newsperson, newswriter, press person, scribe, scrivener, stringer, writer |
| Main Entry: | rookie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | novice |
| Synonyms: | amateur, apprentice, beginner, colt, cub, fledgling, freshman/woman, greenhorn, neophyte, new kid on the block, newcomer, tenderfoot, trainee |
| Main Entry: | urchin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mischievious youngster |
| Synonyms: | brat*, cub, dickens, gamin, imp, juvenile delinquent, punk*, pup, ragamuffin, waif |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | whelp |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | young animal |
| Synonyms: | cub, dog, pup, puppy |
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