|  novice 
  
 
 1. someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
 • Syn:
 novitiate
 • Hypernyms:
 religious person
 2. someone new to a field or activity
 • Syn:
 beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate
 • Derivationally related forms:
 initiate (for: initiate), begin (for: beginner)
 • Hypernyms:
 unskilled person
 • Hyponyms:
 abecedarian, apprentice, learner, prentice, cub,
 greenhorn, rookie, landlubber, lubber, landsman, newcomer,
 fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie,
 entrant, tenderfoot, trainee
 
 
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