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greenhorn
[
green
-hawrn
]
green·horn
/
ˈgrinˌhɔrn
/
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[
green
-hawrn
]
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noun
1.
an untrained or inexperienced person.
2.
a naive or gullible person; someone who is easily tricked or swindled.
3.
Slang
.
a newly arrived immigrant; newcomer.
Origin:
1425–75;
late Middle English;
see
green
,
horn
;
orig. applied to cattle with green (i.e., young) horns
Related forms
green·horn·ism,
noun
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greenhorn
(ˈɡriːnˌhɔːn)
—
n
1.
an inexperienced person, esp one who is extremely gullible
2.
chiefly
(
US
) a newcomer or immigrant
[C17: originally an animal with
green
(that is, young) horns]
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