7
novices(noun, fish, soldiers, subordinates, recruits)
5
apprentices(noun, fish, soldiers, subordinates, recruits)
5
neophytes(noun, amateurs)
4
amateurs(noun, amateurs)
4
greenhorns(noun, verb, fish, soldiers, recruits)
4
learners
3
initiates(noun, verb, amateurs)
2
beginner
2
newcomers(noun, fish, soldiers, recruits, initiates)
2
originators
2
tyros
1
colts
1
dilettantes(noun, amateurs)
1
laymen(noun, amateurs)
1
newbies
1
nonprofessionals(noun, amateurs)
1
noobs
1
novice
1
probationers
1
rookies
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