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novice(noun, adjective, hopeful, something, inexpert)
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non-professional(noun, adjective, activity, job, profession)
20
beginner(noun, person, hopeful, participant, recruit)
18
layman(noun, adjective, activity, job, profession)
17
neophyte(noun, characteristic, person, quality, skills)
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unskilled(adjective, business, knowledge, new, job)
15
dilettante(noun, adjective, person, taste, ability)
14
nonprofessional(noun, adjective, person, ability, unqualified)
14
amateurish(adjective, business, knowledge, new, job)
14
aficionado(noun, supporter, fan, follower, fanatic)
13
dabbler(noun, person, ability, hopeful, participant)
13
inexpert(adjective, business, knowledge, new, job)
13
buff(noun, supporter, fan, follower, admirer)
12
tyro(noun, participant, learner, beginner, ignoramus)
12
unprofessional(adjective, immoral, sloppy, unprincipled, inexpert)
12
apprentice(noun, participant, recruit, learner, pupil)
12
greenhorn(noun, person, participant, recruit, learner)
12
inexperienced(adjective, business, knowledge, new, job)
12
lover(noun, characteristic, person, quality, desire)
11
incompetent(adjective, inadequate, useless, improper, sloppy)
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