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rook⋅ie

  [rook-ee]
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–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; alter. of recruit; see -y 2
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rook·ie   (rŏŏk'ē)   
n.  

  1. Slang

    1. An untrained or inexperienced recruit, as in the army or police.

    2. An inexperienced person; a novice.

  2. Sports A first-year player, especially in a professional sport.


[Perhaps alteration of recruit.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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