n. Function: noun
one who is just entering a field in which he has no previous experience FF1C; a novice in the theater --had never even had a walk-on role FF1E;
Synonyms: apprentice, beginner, boot, colt, fledgling, freshman, neophyte, newcomer, novitiate, prentice, punk, recruit, rookie, tenderfoot, tyro
Related Words: amateur; cub; postulant, probationer; greenhorn, greeny; learner, student, trainee, undergraduate
Contrasted Words: expert, pro, professional
Antonyms: doyen, old hand, old-timer, veteran