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learner(noun, person, recruit, learner, pupil)
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tyro(noun, recruit, learner, beginner, novice)
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apprentice(noun, recruit, learner, pupil, beginner)
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beginner(noun, person, subordinate, learner, pupil)
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student(noun, doctor, learner, pupil, beginner)
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neophyte(noun, recruit, learner, pupil, beginner)
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novice(noun, subordinate, something, recruit, learner)
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pupil(noun, scholar, learner, apprentice, beginner)
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mentee
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recruit(noun, person, beginner)
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newcomer(noun, recruit, learner, pupil, beginner)
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novitiate(noun, employee, learner, pupil, beginner)
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freshman(noun, learner)
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amateur(noun, recruit, learner, pupil, beginner)
6
rookie(noun, recruit, learner, pupil, beginner)
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tenderfoot(noun, learner, pupil, beginner, novice)
5
greenhorn(noun, learner, pupil, beginner, novice)
5
scholar(noun, learner)
5
fledgling(noun, beginner)
5
tiro
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