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beginner(noun, person, start, novice)
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greenhorn(noun, person, start, volunteer, recruit)
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novice(noun, person, start, something)
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tenderfoot(noun, person, start, green, recruit)
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tyro(noun, person, start, beginner)
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neophyte(noun, person, start, informal, beginner)
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fledgling(noun, person, start, beginner, novice)
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newcomer(noun, novice)
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freshman(noun, person, start, student)
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apprentice(noun, informal, learner, novice)
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novitiate(noun, person, start)
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cub(noun, novice)
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amateur(noun, adjective, new, raw, innocent)
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colt(noun, horse, novice)
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initiate(noun, person, start)
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learner
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recruit(noun, person)
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trainee(noun, beginner, novice)
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abecedarian(noun, person, start)
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dilettante(noun, adjective, amateur, amateurish)
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