rookie
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈrʊki/
- Informal
:
novato
- Asked what he would do if he were not playing ball, one rookie responds, "Nada."
- rookie of the year
- rookie will play
I was new and was making rookie mistakes on the air.
- I was new and was making rookie mistakes on the air.
- So even though he's a rookie in the NFL, they expect him to play.
- And and and there's CJ Stroud, future Rookie of the Year quarterback.
- I still feel very much like a young rookie in the game.
- That point of view to oh, wow, we've made a rookie mistake here.
- Comment below if that's you, but that's a rookie move.
- Turns out that you got the train, rookie.
- What happens when veterans make rookie mistakes?
- I was our uni, I was starting out as a rookie stock broker.
- My Ken Griffey Junior Upper Deck rookie card, which if you know, you know, is saying a lot.
- There was a story about Ted Williams when Hank Aaron was a rookie.
Examples
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The rookie player struggled initially, but with practice, he began to improve and contribute to the team.
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Once I learned how, once I learned my playbook, my rookie year, football became easier.
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I still feel very much like a young rookie in the game.
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I was new and was making rookie mistakes on the air.
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Will the German get the better of the young rookie?
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So even though he's a rookie in the NFL, they expect him to play.
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At the moment, the sales manager, Bob, is chatting with Earl, a rookie salesman.
Fiction book (1995) -
One year earlier, Tony Oliva won Rookie of the Year honors and led the American League in batting.
Academic text (1994) -
Soon, Gonzalez's Atlanta Braves rookie team will play against a squad of hopefuls from the Houston Astros.
Academic text (1994) -
Leonard Huff was outcoached - by ex-player, rookie manager Gus Cantrell.
Synonyms
168
3.4
A younger, less experienced person often called in a rude way
123
1.6
A person who has recently arrived in a place, joined a group, or started an activity
81
1.0
A person who has just started to learn or do something
60
4.7
A person who is new to a job or activity and has little experience
46
3.4
A person new to an activity who has little experience
41
2.4
A person new to a group or activity in their first year
30
8.0
A person new to a job who is still learning, often in police or fire departments
23
2.1
A person who is new to an activity
18
5.5
A young person who is new to a job
9
8.4
A person new to a subject, skill, or belief
7
7.4
A person who is new to an activity and has little experience
2
4.3
A person new to a place who people notice
2
9.6
A person who is new to an activity or subject
1
6.8
A person or group new to an activity with little experience
1
2.8
A person using something for the first time
1
8.8
A new person with little experience in a job or group
A person new to a job or group
A person who is new and has little experience in a job or activity
A person who is beginning to learn something
A person who does something for the first time
A person who is new and not experienced in a group or job
A person who is new to an activity and has little skill
Showing that a person is new and not skilled at games or online tasks
Antonyms
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word rookie comes from the older word recruit, which means 'new soldier' or 'new member'. People shortened and changed recruit to rookie, so today a rookie is a beginner or someone with little experience.