9
entrant(noun, person)
8
student(noun, learner, novice)
7
disciple(noun, follower, scholar, learner, apprentice)
7
newbie
6
tiro
6
convert(noun, follower, entry, believer, learner)
6
starter
5
fledgeling
5
probationer(noun, learner)
4
colt(noun, beginner)
4
debutant(noun, learner)
4
fresher
3
deb
3
layman(noun, amateur)
3
nonprofessional(noun, amateur)
3
raw recruit(noun, expression, idiom, learner)
3
scholar(noun, learner)
2
crank
2
cub
2
dilettante(noun, amateur)
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