3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

beginner

noun

1: someone new to a field or activity [syn: {novice}, {tyro}, {tiro}, {initiate}]

2: a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country" [syn: {founder}, {founding father}, {father}]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Beginner \Be*gin"ner\, noun One who begins or originates anything. Specifically: A young or inexperienced practitioner or student; a tyro.

A sermon of a new beginner. --Swift.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

91 Moby Thesaurus words for "beginner": abecedarian, agent, alphabetarian, ancestors, apprentice, architect, articled clerk, artificer, artist, author, baby, begetter, boot, builder, catalyst, catechumen, causer, colt, conceiver, constructor, craftsman, creator, deb, debutant, designer, deviser, discoverer, effector, engenderer, engineer, entrant, executor, executrix, father, fledgling, founder, freshman, generator, greenhorn, greeny, grower, ignoramus, inaugurator, inductee, industrialist, infant, initiate, initiator, inspirer, instigator, institutor, introducer, inventor, journeyman, learner, maker, manufacturer, master, master craftsman, mother, mover, neophyte, nestling, new boy, newcomer, novice, novitiate, organizer, originator, parent, past master, planner, postulant, precursor, prime mover, primum mobile, probationer, probationist, producer, raiser, raw recruit, realizer, recruit, rookie, shaper, sire, smith, tenderfoot, trainee, tyro, wright

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