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| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | beginner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person unskilled in something |
| Synonyms: | abecedarian, amateur, apprentice, buckwheater, catechumen, colt, fish*, fledgling, greenhorn, greenie, initiate, learner, neophyte, new kid on the block, new person, newcomer, novice, novitiate, probationer, recruit, starter, student, tenderfoot, trainee, tyro |
| Antonyms: | expert, old hand, professional, veteran |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | convert |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | new believer |
| Synonyms: | catechumen, disciple, follower, neophyte, novice, novitiate, proselyte |
| Main Entry: | dabbler |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | amateur |
| Synonyms: | abecedarian, beginner, dilettante, loafer, nonprofessional, novice, potterer, pretender, smatterer, tinkerer, trifler, tyro, uninitiate |
| Antonyms: | professional |
| Main Entry: | entrant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person entering competition, starting new activity |
| Synonyms: | aspirant, beginner, candidate, competitor, contestant, convert, entry, incomer, initiate, neophyte, new member, newcomer, novice, participant, petitioner, player, probationer, rival, solicitor, tenderfoot |
| Antonyms: | fan, spectator |
| Main Entry: | fledgling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beginner in activity |
| Synonyms: | apprentice, chick, colt, greenhorn, learner, neophyte, nestling, newcomer, novice, rookie, tenderfoot, trainee, tyro* |
| Antonyms: | expert, professional |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | freshman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | first-year student |
| Synonyms: | beginner, frosh, greenhorn, novice, rookie, underclassman, undergrad, undergraduate |
| Main Entry: | greenhorn |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inexperienced person |
| Synonyms: | amateur, apprentice, babe*, beginner, colt, hayseed, ingénue, learner, naif, neophyte, new hand, newcomer, novice, recruit, rube, simpleton, tenderfoot, tyro*, virgin |
| Antonyms: | expert, professional |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | layperson |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | amateur person, not trained in religious or other profession |
| Synonyms: | believer, dilettante, follower, laic, member, neophyte, nonprofessional, novice, outsider, parishioner, proselyte, recruit, secular |
| Antonyms: | minister, ordained, priest, professional, reverend |
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