rookie
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/ˈɹʊki/
English
Definitions
noun
- 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.
- A type of firecracker, used by farmers to scare rooks.
adjective
- Non-professional; amateur“The game was going well until I made that rookie mistake.”
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