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beginner
- /bɪˈɡɪnə/ UK
- /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English begynner, equivalent to begin + -er. Cognate with West Frisian begjinner (“beginner”), Dutch beginner (“beginner”), Low German begünner (“beginner”), Danish nybegynder (“beginner, novice”, literally “new-beginner”).
noun beginners
- Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started. I'm new to learning Finnish: I'm just a beginner.
- Someone who sets something in motion. The beginner of the games lit the ceremonial torch.
- An actor who is present on stage in the first moments of a play. On the stage, the beginners for the first piece had taken their places — the chorus were there, scared but determined, and in the wings waited Harlequin, in the person of Charles Lyall […]
Similar: amateur, newbie, abecedarian, alphabetarian, apprentice, beginner, bun, colt, first-timer, fledgling, FNG, fresh meat, freshman, greenhorn, greenie, greener, homo novus, inceptor, initiate, Johnny-come-lately, learner, neophyte, newb, newbro, new chum, newcomer, newfag, newfriend, newling, noob · Opposite: campaigner, cognoscente, connoisseur, expert, journeyman, knowbie, master, maven, old hand, old sweat, oldbie, oldtimer, skilled person, specialist, trouper, veteran
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: novice, tyro, initiate, founder, father, tiro, founding father, newbie, neophyte, rookie, entry-level, pushover, junior, entry, probie, beginning
noun
Similar: amateur, newbie, abecedarian, alphabetarian, apprentice, beginner, bun, colt, first-timer, fledgling, FNG, fresh meat, freshman, greenhorn, greenie, greener, homo novus, inceptor, initiate, Johnny-come-lately, learner, neophyte, newb, newbro, new chum, newcomer, newfag, newfriend, newling, noob · Opposite: campaigner, cognoscente, connoisseur, expert, journeyman, knowbie, master, maven, old hand, old sweat, oldbie, oldtimer, skilled person, specialist, trouper, veteran
Translations
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noun someone who just recently started
| Español | bisoño, novato, novel, novicio, novillo, principiante |
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| 한국어 | 초심자 chosimja, 초보자 choboja |
| 日本語 | ビギナー biginā, 新参 shinzan, 初学者 shogakusha, 初心者 shoshinsha |
| 中文 | 初學者 /初学者 chūxuézhě, 新手 xīnshǒu |
| हिन्दी | नौसिखिया nausikhiyā |
| Português | calouro, iniciante, novato, principiante |
| Français | débutant, débutante |
| Deutsch | Anfänger, Anfängerin, Neuling |
| Italiano | principiante, debuttante, novizio, esordiente, novellino, neofita |
| Ελληνικά | αρχάριος archários, πρωτάρης protáris |
| Română | debutant, începător, începătoare |
| Русский | дебюта́нт debjutánt, дебюта́нтка debjutántka, начина́ющий načinájuščij, новичо́к novičók |
| Tiếng Việt | người bắt đầu, người mới học |
| العربية | مُبْتَدِئ mubtadiʔ, مُبْتَدِئَة mubtadiʔa |
| עברית | מַתְחִיל matkhíl, טִירוֹן tirón |
Talk about this word "beginner." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/beginner. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. beginner. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/beginner "beginner." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/beginner.Cite this
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title = {beginner},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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