rookie

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɹʊki/

Noun

rookie (plural rookies)

1. An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces.
2. A novice.
3. An athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players.
4. (British) A type of firecracker, used by farmers to scare rooks.

Synonyms

• beginner
• newbie
• noob
• tyro
• novice
• See also Thesaurus:beginner

Translations

• French: bleu
• German: Frischling
• Italian: recluta
• Portuguese: novato
• Russian: сала́га
• Spanish: novato

Translations

• French: bleu
• German: Anfänger, Neuling
• Italian: principiante
• Portuguese: principiante
• Russian: новичо́к
• Spanish: novato, novicio

Adjective

rookie (comparative rookier, superlative rookiest)

1. non-professional; amateur

   The game was going well until I made that rookie mistake.

   the rookiest of rookie mistakes

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