rookie

  1. Noun.  An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces.
  2. Noun.  A novice.
  3. Noun.  An athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players.
  4. Noun.  (British) A type of firecracker, used by farmers to scare rooks.
  5. Adjective.  non-professional; amateur.

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