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Pronunciation:
[ ɹˈʊki], [ ɹˈʊki], [ ɹ_ˈʊ_k_i]
The word rookie can be an informal or slang term for a newcomer, beginner, or novice. Synonyms for this word include amateur, apprentice, fledgling, greenhorn, neophyte, newcomer, novice, probationer, recruit, student, trainee, and tyro. Each of these words can refer to someone who is just starting out in a particular field, job or activity, or someone who is still learning and developing their skills and abilities. While these synonyms may have slightly different connotations and associations, they are all general ways of describing someone who is inexperienced or new to a particular area of expertise.
Related words: football rookies, baseball rookies, new player on the team, new team member, new recruit, rookie of the year
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Similar words for rookie:
- dilettante (adjective)
- inexperienced (adjective)
- tender (adjective)
- unpracticed (adjective)
- unsophisticated (adjective)
- apprentice (noun)
- cub (noun)
- dilettante (noun)
- freshman (noun)
- greenhorn (noun)
- neophyte (noun)
- new kid on the block (noun)
- newcomer (noun)
- player (noun)
- recruit (noun)
- trainee (noun)
Synonyms for Rookie:
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adj.
• dilettante- Halfcocked ,
- artsy fartsy ,
- half baked ,
- half cocked ,
- halfbaked ,
- more dabbling ,
- more half cocked ,
- more half-cocked ,
- more halfcocked ,
- more rookie ,
- more tenderfoot ,
- more unaccomplished ,
- more ungifted ,
- most dabbling ,
- most half cocked ,
- most half-cocked ,
- most halfcocked ,
- most rookie ,
- most tenderfoot ,
- most unaccomplished ,
- most ungifted ,
- un accomplished ,
- un gifted ,
- un skilled ,
- un-accomplished ,
- un-gifted ,
- un-skilled .
- Sophomoric ,
- in experienced ,
- in expert ,
- in nocent ,
- in-experienced ,
- in-expert ,
- in-nocent ,
- kiddest ,
- more amateur ,
- more prentice ,
- more unconversant ,
- more unfledged ,
- most amateur ,
- most prentice ,
- most unconversant ,
- most unfledged ,
- un accustomed ,
- un acquainted ,
- un conversant ,
- un disciplined ,
- un fledged ,
- un schooled ,
- un seasoned ,
- un trained ,
- un tried ,
- un trieder ,
- un triedest ,
- un versed ,
- un worldlier ,
- un worldliest ,
- un worldly ,
- un-accustomed ,
- un-acquainted ,
- un-conversant ,
- un-disciplined ,
- un-fledged ,
- un-schooled ,
- un-seasoned ,
- un-trained ,
- un-tried ,
- un-trieder ,
- un-triedest ,
- un-used ,
- un-versed ,
- un-worldlier ,
- un-worldliest ,
- un-worldly ,
- untried .
- bushleague ,
- more cornball ,
- more unartificial ,
- more untutored ,
- more wide eyed ,
- more wide-eyed ,
- more wideeyed ,
- most cornball ,
- most unartificial ,
- most untutored ,
- most wide eyed ,
- most wide-eyed ,
- most wideeyed ,
- un adulterated ,
- un affected ,
- un artificial ,
- un complicated ,
- un involved ,
- un refined ,
- un sophisticated ,
- un studied ,
- un tutored ,
- un-adulterated ,
- un-complicated ,
- un-involved ,
- un-refined ,
- un-sophisticated ,
- un-studied ,
- un-tutored ,
- wide eyed ,
- wideeyed .
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- all-American ,
- back ,
- backfield ,
- ballplayer ,
- blue ,
- center ,
- center forward ,
- club ,
- conference ,
- start .
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- protege ,
- the uninitiated ,
- workie .
- cub .
Other synonyms:
- abecedarian ,
- beginner ,
- fledgling ,
- newcomer .
- neophyte ,
- novice ,
- tenderfoot ,
- tyro .
- novitiate .
- initiate .
Other relevant words:
- Alphabetarian ,
- Debutant ,
- Rooky ,
- amateur ,
- apprentice ,
- arriviste ,
- articled clerk ,
- artless ,
- baby ,
- blighter ,
- boot ,
- boy ,
- brownie ,
- callow ,
- catechumen ,
- child ,
- colt ,
- compassionate ,
- conscript ,
- deb ,
- debutante ,
- delicate ,
- dilettante ,
- draft ,
- draftee ,
- draught ,
- draughtsman ,
- draughty ,
- emigrant ,
- enlistee ,
- enrollee ,
- entrant ,
- fond ,
- frail ,
- fresher ,
- gate-crasher ,
- gentle ,
- greeny ,
- ignoramus ,
- immature ,
- immigrant ,
- inductee ,
- inexperienced ,
- infant ,
- intruder ,
- jay ,
- lad ,
- laddie ,
- learner ,
- levy ,
- loving ,
- mild ,
- naive ,
- natural ,
- nestling ,
- new arrival ,
- new girl ,
- new hand ,
- new kid on the block ,
- newbie ,
- noviciate ,
- painful ,
- parvenu ,
- player ,
- postulant ,
- probationer ,
- proselyte ,
- raw recruit ,
- rook ,
- selectee ,
- sensitive ,
- settler ,
- simple ,
- soft ,
- sonny ,
- sonny boy ,
- sore ,
- squatter ,
- starter ,
- stowaway ,
- tender ,
- tiro ,
- trainee ,
- unaffected ,
- uncomplicated ,
- uninitiate ,
- unpracticed ,
- unsophisticated ,
- upstart ,
- young ,
- young carnivore .
- Kidder ,
- Unaccomplished ,
- Unartificial ,
- Unconversant ,
- Ungifted ,
- cornball ,
- half-cocked ,
- prentice ,
- spring chicken ,
- un-artificial ,
- unfamiliar with ,
- unfledged ,
- untutored ,
- wet behind ears ,
- wide-eyed .
- Fillies ,
- Non-professional ,
- Youngling ,
- buckwheater ,
- dallier ,
- dalliers ,
- filly ,
- frosh ,
- know from nothing ,
- nestlings ,
- new kid in town ,
- new kid on block ,
- nouveau arrive ,
- novices ,
- participant ,
- plebe ,
- plebes ,
- postulants ,
- prentices ,
- probationers ,
- pros ,
- sportspeople ,
- sportsperson ,
- sportspersons ,
- superjock ,
- team player ,
- trifler ,
- underclassman ,
- underclassmen ,
- undergrad ,
- undergrads ,
- yearling ,
- younglings ,
- youngster .
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How to use "Rookie" in context?
When someone first starts to play professional sport, they are often referred to as a "rookie". It is not a derogative term, but rather a term of respect. A rookie is someone who is new to the sport, and is trying to learn as much as they can. They are often given less playing time than more experienced players, and are often relied on to provide a spark when the team needs it most.
The term "rookie" can also be used in a different way. Some people use the term to refer to themselves as a beginner.
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Homophones for Rookie:
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