wikipedia|Rookie
English

Etymology
Thought to be an alteration of recruit.
Another reasonable origin is Dutch 'broekie' (short for broekvent, a boy still in short trousers), a common term for a shipmate.

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�ki|-�ki

Noun
en-noun

1. an inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces
2. a novice
3. an athlete either new to the sport, to a team or in his first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players.

Synonyms
Beginner
Newboy

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section
trans-top|an inexperienced recruit
Bulgarian: новоб�ане�
Italian: recluta
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|a novice
Bulgarian: новак
Dutch: beginneling, nieuwkomer
Finnish: aloittelija, noviisi
French: bleu
trans-mid
Italian: principiante
Spanish: novato
trans-bottom

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. non-professional; amateur

#:The game was going until I made that rookie mistake.

See also
naive
rooky (homophone)

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