Tyro (from the Latin term tiro, “young soldier”): An inexperienced person.Ģ5. Trainee (from the Latin term traginare, “to draw” or “to train”): One learning a job or skill.Ģ4. Tenderfoot (a combination of tender and foot): Originally, someone new to a frontier area, unused to hardship in the modern sense, a beginner. (The back-formation rook is rare.) Depending on context, can be condescending.Ģ2.
#Slacker synonym professional
Rookie (uncertain perhaps derived from recruit): One in his or her first year or years of experience, originally in the context of professional sports but now general in usage. Depending on context, can be condescending.Ģ1. The term is used in the lowest naval enlisted rank (“seaman recruit”). Recruit (from the French term recrute, derived from recroistere, “to grow up again”): A newcomer often used in a military or similar context. Punk (origin obscure): A young, inexperienced person, though it also has connotations pertaining to punk subculture and to sexuality. Probationer (from the Latin term probare, “approve”): Someone in the process of learning.ġ9. Proselyte (from the Latin term proselytus, “foreign resident,” derived from the Greek word proselytos): A recent convert.ġ8. Novitiate (see novice, above): A variation of novice, as well as a word for the condition of being a clerical novice, or the name of their residence.ġ7. Depending on context, can be condescending.ġ6. Novice (from the Latin term novicius, “newly imported”): Originally, a probationary member of a religious organization, now generally someone with rudimentary skills. Newcomer (a compound noun formed from new and come): Originally, one newly arrived to a location, but now a beginner in general.ġ5. Newbie (a diminutive noun derived from new): A person new to a place or situation, especially one unfamiliar with the conventions and etiquette of online interaction a newer diminutive of this slang term is noob (or n00b, using zeros instead of the letter o, a variation often used in online conversation). Neophyte (from the Latin term neophytus, “newly planted” or “newly converted,” from the Greek word neophytos): A beginner or a convert. Layperson (from the Latin term laikos, “of the people”): A non-gender-specific variation of layman, originally denoting someone who is not a member of the clergy but now a general reference to someone who is not part of a particular profession or does not have expertise in a given subject matter.ġ2. Greenhorn (from an obsolete English word referring to the new horns of a young horned mammal): Refers not only to a naive, inexperienced person but also to someone unfamiliar with customs or procedures. Freshman (derived from fresh, as in “new to a situation,” and man): Originally referred only to a first-year student now also denotes a politician or an athlete at the beginning of their career.ġ0. Fledgling (ultimately from Old English fleogan, “to fly”): Originally, use was confined to the literal meaning of “a young bird just learning to fly” now, it is also a rare informal, condescending term for a young, inexperienced person (and is used to refer to a new enterprise).ĩ. Cub (from the word for a young animal): A young, inexperienced person, as in the expression “cub reporter,” referring to a new journalist. Colt (from the Old English term for a young horse): A young, inexperienced person. Boot (from Anglo-French bote, “boot”): A US Navy or US Marine Corps recruit, perhaps from “boot camp”). Babe (from the Middle English word coined in imitation of baby talk): An inexperienced person, with a condescending connotation of naivete.ĥ.
The term is used in a naval enlisted rank (“seaman apprentice”) and for the lowest level in Freemasonry (“entered apprentice”).Ĥ. Apprentice (from the Latin term apprendere, “to learn”): One in the midst of hands-on training originally denoting someone bound by a contract to train with a craftsperson, but now employed simply to refer to someone inexperienced. Amateur (from the Latin term amator, “lover”): Someone who engages in an area of skill or expertise without remuneration, or, derogatorily, a person without experience or ability.ģ. Abecedarian (from the Latin term abecedarius, “of the alphabet,” coined from linking the first four letters of the alphabet with vowels to form a pronounceable word): One in the early stages of learning.Ģ. There are a lot of terms used to identify a beginner - many of them condescending or derogatory, so pay attention to connotation before employing any of these synonyms:ġ. 25 Synonyms for “Beginner” By Mark Nichol
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