greenhorn

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(grēn'hôrn') pronunciation
n.
  1. An inexperienced or immature person, especially one who is easily deceived.
  2. A newcomer, especially one who is unfamiliar with the ways of a place or group.

[Middle English greene horn, horn of a newly slaughtered animal : grene, green; see green + horn, horn; see horn.]


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noun

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

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n

Definition: inexperienced person
Antonyms: expert, professional

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Greenhorn

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - grønskolling

Nederlands (Dutch)
groentje, nieuwe immigrant (onbekend met gewoonten)

Français (French)
n. - benêt, débutant, néophyte

Deutsch (German)
n. - Grünschnabel, Anfänger

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καθομ.) πρωτάρης, άβγαλτος

Italiano (Italian)
novellino

Português (Portuguese)
n. - novato (m), simplório (m)

Русский (Russian)
новичок, новобранец

Español (Spanish)
n. - novato, bisoño, simplón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gröngöling

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
生手, 不懂世故的人, 无经验的人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 生手, 不懂世故的人, 無經驗的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 풋나기, 바보

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 未熟者, だまされやすい人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الغر, القليل الخبرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פתי, טירון, מתחיל‬


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