Thesaurus:beginner
English
Synonyms
- bun (internet slang)
- fledgling (figurative)
- freshman (obsolete)
- greenhorn (chiefly US)
- greenie (US, slang)
- greener (slang, derogatory)
- homo novus (rare)
- Johnny-come-lately (idiomatic)
- newbie (slang)
- newb (internet slang, pejorative)
- new chum (Australia)
- noob (internet slang, pejorative)
- n00b (internet slang, pejorative)
- nozzer (dated, slang, derogatory)
- nub (internet slang, pejorative)
- nubcake (rare, internet slang, pejorative)
- puny (obsolete)
- younker (obsolete)
Antonyms
Hyponyms
- catechumen (Christianity)
- fresher (UK)
- freshman (US)
- frosh (US)
- landlubber (pejorative)
- new bug (UK, public school slang)
- novi (UK, public school slang)
- rick (US, military slang, pejorative)
- sprog (UK, military slang)
- teejay (UK, public school slang)
Further reading
- “541. learner” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “beginner” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
- some synonyms at Google Ngram Viewer
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