novice
noun/ˈnɒvɪs/
/ˈnɑːvɪs/
- a person who is new and has little experience in a skill, job or situation
- I'm a complete novice at skiing.
- computer software for novices/the novice user
Extra Examples- The on-screen manual shows the novice user the basics of the program.
- a novice in politics
- Some ski resorts are ideal for novices.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
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- young
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- user
- pilot
- sailor
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- novice at
- novice in
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- a person who has joined a religious group and is preparing to become a monk or a nunTopics Religion and festivalsc2
- a horse that has not yet won an important raceTopics Sports: other sportsc2
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from late Latin novicius, from novus ‘new’.
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