rookie
English
Etymology
Thought to be an alteration of recruit + -ie, or from rook (“a cheat”) + -ie. Another possible origin is (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch broekie (short for broekvent (“a boy still in short trousers”)), a common term for a shipmate.
Pronunciation
Noun
rookie (plural rookies)
- An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces.
- A novice.
- 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.
- (British) A type of firecracker, used by farmers to scare rooks.
Synonyms
Translations
an inexperienced recruit
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a novice
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Adjective
rookie (comparative rookier, superlative rookiest)
- non-professional; amateur
- The game was going well until I made that rookie mistake.
- the rookiest of rookie mistakes
Translations
amateur — see amateur
See also
Spanish
Noun
rookie m or f (plural rookies)
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