rookie

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rook·ie

[rook-ee]
noun
1.
an athlete playing his or her first season as a member of a professional sports team: The rookie replaced the injured regular at first base.
2.
a raw recruit, as in the army or on a police force.
3.
a novice; tyro.

Origin:
1890–95; alteration of recruit; see -y2
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  • The question isn't who gets on the field as a rookie or even how much, but who's still there several seasons later.
  • One was a rookie still fired up over one of his first arrests.
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rookie (ˈrʊkɪ)
 
n
informal an inexperienced person or newcomer, esp a raw recruit in the army
 
[C20: changed from recruit]

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Word Origin & History

rookie
1892, "raw recruit," originally in Kipling's Barrack-Room Ballads, perhaps from recruit, influenced by rook (1) in its secondary sense, suggesting "easy to cheat."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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rookie definition

[ˈrʊki]
and rooky
  1. n.
    a person new at something; a neophyte, especially a police officer or a ballplayer. : The rookie tackled the old-time player and earned a lot of cheering and applause.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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