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rookie
noun
a
person
who
is
new
to
a
job
,
activity
,
or
organization
and
lacks
experience
•
"
I'm
still
a
rookie
at
cooking
,
so
dinner
might
taste
funny
,"
joked
the
young
woman
.
"
I'm
still
a
rookie
at
cooking
,
so
dinner
might
taste
funny
,"
joked
the
young
woman
.
•
The
manager
introduced
the
nervous
rookie
to
the
rest
of
the
sales
team
on
his
first
day
.
The
manager
introduced
the
nervous
rookie
to
the
rest
of
the
sales
team
on
his
first
day
.
Late
19th-century
American
English
,
probably
a
playful
alteration
of
“
recruit
,”
referring
to
a
newly
enlisted
soldier
before
spreading
to
other
fields
.
noun
a
first-year
professional
athlete
or
player
in
a
sports
team
•
The
commentator
praised
the
rookie
for
scoring
a
goal
in
his
first
professional
match
.
The
commentator
praised
the
rookie
for
scoring
a
goal
in
his
first
professional
match
.
•
In
her
debut
season
,
the
basketball
rookie
averaged
ten
points
per
game
.
In
her
debut
season
,
the
basketball
rookie
averaged
ten
points
per
game
.
Extension
of
the
general
sense
“
inexperienced
person
”
to
professional
sports
in
the
early
20th
century
.
