rookie
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rook·ie
(ro͝ok′ē)n.
1. Slang
a. An untrained or inexperienced recruit, as in the army or police.
b. An inexperienced person; a novice.
2. Sports A first-year player, especially in a professional sport.
[Perhaps alteration of recruit.]
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rookie
(ˈrʊkɪ)n
1. informal an inexperienced person or newcomer, esp a raw recruit in the army
2. (Military) informal an inexperienced person or newcomer, esp a raw recruit in the army
[C20: changed from recruit]
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rook•ie
(ˈrʊk i)n.
1. an athlete in the first season as a member of a professional team.
2. an inexperienced military or police recruit.
3. a novice; beginner.
[1890–95; of uncertain orig.]
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Translations
новак
bažantzelenáč
aloittelijanoviisi
rookie
[ˈrʊkɪ] (US) N1. (Mil) → novato/a m/f, bisoño/a m/f
2. (Sport) → debutante mf (en la temporada)
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rookie
n (esp Mil sl) → Grünschnabel m (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
rookie
[ˈrʊkɪ] n (Mil) (fam) → burbaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995