31
neophyte(noun, person, start, hopeful, follower)
25
beginner(noun, person, start, hopeful, something)
22
amateur(noun, adjective, hopeful, something, amateur)
20
greenhorn(noun, person, start, something, amateur)
19
tyro(noun, person, start, hopeful, recruit)
19
apprentice(noun, hopeful, something, amateur, recruit)
19
rookie(noun, person, start, slang, something)
19
initiate(noun, person, start, amateur, learner)
15
newcomer(noun, something, entry, recruit, learner)
14
learner(noun, person, hopeful, something, recruit)
14
recruit(noun, person, hopeful, something, learner)
14
tenderfoot(noun, person, start, hopeful, something)
13
monk(noun, clergy, monastic, friar, conventual)
12
novitiate(noun, religion, person, start, something)
12
tiro
11
trainee(noun, subordinate, something, recruit, learner)
10
freshman(noun, person, start, student)
10
student(noun, person, something, learner)
9
fledgling(noun, person, start, something, beginner)
8
abecedarian(noun, person, start, beginner)
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