busher
8.8
A person who is new and has little experience
- noun
- /ˈbʌʃər/
- Archaic
:
novato
- The coach reminded the bushers that everyone starts somewhere and can improve with practice.
Examples
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He's a busher.
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You look like a busher.
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We played like a bunch of bushers today, but nobody's in the bag.
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As a new employee, he felt like a busher in the busy office environment.
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During the workshop, the experienced members offered advice to the bushers on best practices.
Synonyms
beginner
vsbusher
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1.0
A person who has just started to learn or do something
covers inexperienced people more generally not only those at the start
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4.7
A person who is new to a job or activity and has little experience
focuses on being inexperienced in a field or activity specifically
novice
vsbusher
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3.4
A person new to an activity who has little experience
emphasizes lack of training rather than mere newness
neophyte
vsbusher
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8.4
A person new to a subject, skill, or belief
is used for inexperienced people generally not limited to subjects or beliefs
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8.2
A person new to a job or activity with little experience
highlights lack of training or formal skill rather than simple newness
Antonyms
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Busher can also mean an inexperienced person. A helpful way to remember this is that it comes from bush, seen as rough or wild, plus -er meaning 'one who'. So a busher is a newcomer or someone not yet trained.