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BEGINNER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who founds or establishes some institution

Example:

George Washington is the father of his country

Synonyms:

beginner; father; founder; founding father

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("beginner" is a kind of...):

conceiver; mastermind; originator (someone who creates new things)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "beginner"):

cofounder (one of a group of founders)

coloniser; colonizer (someone who helps to found a colony)

foundress (a woman founder)

Derivation:

begin (set in motion, cause to start)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone new to a field or activity

Synonyms:

beginner; initiate; novice; tiro; tyro

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("beginner" is a kind of...):

unskilled person (a person who lacks technical training)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "beginner"):

abecedarian (a novice learning the rudiments of some subject)

apprentice; learner; prentice (works for an expert to learn a trade)

cub; greenhorn; rookie (an awkward and inexperienced youth)

landlubber; landsman; lubber (an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage)

entrant; fledgeling; fledgling; freshman; neophyte; newbie; newcomer; starter (any new participant in some activity)

tenderfoot (an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living))

trainee (someone who is being trained)

Derivation:

begin (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action)

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