abecedarian

n.

1. One who teaches or studies the alphabet.
2. One who is just learning; a beginner.

adj.

1. Having to do with the alphabet.
2. Being arranged alphabetically.
3. Elementary or rudimentary.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin abecedārium, alphabet, from Late Latin abecedārius, alphabetical : from the names of the letters A B C D + -ārius, -ary.]

(ay-bee-see-DAYR-ee-uhn)

noun
1. One who is learning the alphabet.
2. One who teaches the alphabet.
3. One who is a beginner in some field.

adjective
1. Alphabetically arranged.
2. Relating to the alphabet.
3. Rudimentary

Etymology
From Medieval Latin abecedarium (alphabet or a book of the alphabet), from the letters a, b, c, and d

Usage
"Jeff Blitz gets into the shoes of these fascinating abecedarians, most of whom sit at the nerd table in their middle-school cafeteria." — Carrie Rickey; Spellbound; The Philadelphia Inquirer; May 28, 2003.

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noun

One who is just starting to learn or do something: beginner, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, initiate, neophyte, novice, novitiate, tenderfoot, tyro. Slang rookie. See start/end.

[fr. L. abecedarius, alphabetical]  /A bee see DAR ian/
1) one who teaches or studies the alphabet
2) one learning the rudiments of something
also used adjectivally

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a novice learning the rudiments of some subject

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The adjective abecedarian has one meaning:

Meaning #1: alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers)

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