rookie — a person who is new to and inexperienced in a job or situation
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a person who is new to and inexperienced in a job or situation
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈrʊki/
Example Sentences
- Don't worry about making rookie mistakes - everyone was a beginner once.
- The rookie doctor accidentally ordered pizza instead of calling for surgery equipment.
- Our company's rookie employee suggested we replace all meetings with memes.
rookie
NOUN[/ˈrʊki/]
a person who is new to and inexperienced in a job or situation
The rookie steps onto the field for the first time.
The coach smiled and said, "Every legend was once a rookie."
"Every rookie has a shot at the cookie — train like a beast, never stay a bookie."
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Rookie emerged in American English during the 1890s as a colloquial shortening of 'recruit,' originally denoting a new military conscript. The term was subsequently adopted in sports contexts to describe novice players, then generalized to refer to any inexperienced person or beginner.
Breakdown
recruit → rook (shortened form) + -ie (diminutive suffix), creating an informal term for a newly enlisted or inexperienced person.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“Don't worry about making rookie mistakes - everyone was a beginner once.”
“The rookie doctor accidentally ordered pizza instead of calling for surgery equipment.”
“Our company's rookie employee suggested we replace all meetings with memes.”
“The baseball rookie hit a home run in his very first game.”
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