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