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ROOKIE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rookie mean? 

ROOKIE (noun)
  The noun ROOKIE has 1 sense:

1. an awkward and inexperienced youthplay

  Familiarity information: ROOKIE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ROOKIE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An awkward and inexperienced youth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

cub; greenhorn; rookie

Hypernyms ("rookie" is a kind of...):

beginner; initiate; novice; tiro; tyro (someone new to a field or activity)


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