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novice(noun, person, start, subordinate, hopeful)
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learner(noun, person, initiate, hopeful, recruit)
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tyro(noun, person, start, initiate, learner)
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apprentice(noun, person, subordinate, hopeful, volunteer)
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greenhorn(noun, person, start, hopeful, volunteer)
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neophyte(noun, person, start, hopeful, amateur)
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amateur(noun, person, initiate, hopeful, amateur)
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initiate(noun, person, start, amateur)
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freshman(noun, person, start, initiate, amateur)
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rookie(noun, person, start, slang, novice)
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tiro
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newcomer(noun, person, recruit, learner, pupil)
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novitiate(noun, person, start, initiate)
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abecedarian(noun, person, start, hopeful, recruit)
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founder(noun, person)
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recruit(noun, person)
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tenderfoot(noun, person, start, newcomer)
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trainee(noun, person, subordinate, volunteer, recruit)
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fledgling(noun, person, start)
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pupil(noun, person, scholar, learner, apprentice)
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