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- US Pronunciation
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- [roo k-ee]
- /ˈrʊk i/
- /ˈrʊk.i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [roo k-ee]
- /ˈrʊk i/
Definitions of rookie word
- noun rookie 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. 1
- noun rookie a raw recruit, as in the army or on a police force. 1
- noun rookie a novice; tyro. 1
- noun rookie sport: first-year player 1
- noun rookie police, military: new recruit 1
- noun rookie sb inexperienced, novice 1
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Origin of rookie
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; alteration of recruit; see -y2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Rookie
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rookie popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rookie
noun rookie
- apprentice — An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill.
- blow in — to arrive or enter suddenly
- blow-in — (of a piece of advertising) inserted in but not attached to a magazine or newspaper: blow-in cards.
- colt — A colt is a young male horse.
- draftee — a person who is drafted into military service. Compare enlistee (def 1).
adj rookie
- cornball — Cornball means the same as corny.
- dilettante — a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.
- half cocked — to set the hammer of (a firearm) at half cock.
- half-cocked — (of a firearm) at the position of half cock.
- inexperienced — not experienced; lacking knowledge, skill, or wisdom gained from experience.
Antonyms for rookie
noun rookie
- artiste — An artiste is a professional entertainer, for example a singer or a dancer.
- authority — The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
- ceo — CEO is an abbreviation for chief executive officer.
- diabolist — Theology. action aided or caused by the devil; sorcery; witchcraft. the character or condition of a devil. a doctrine concerning devils. a belief in or worship of devils.
- doyen — the senior member, as in age, rank, or experience, of a group, class, profession, etc.
adj rookie
- professional — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
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