rookie
11rookie — [[t]r ʊki[/t]] rookies 1) N COUNT: oft N n A rookie is someone who has just started doing a job and does not have much experience, especially someone who has just joined the army or police force. [mainly AM, INFORMAL] I don t want to have another …
12rookie — UK [ˈrʊkɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms rookie : singular rookie plural rookies informal someone who has just started doing a job or activity and does not have much experience a rookie police officer …
13rookie — AND rooky [“ruki] 1. n. a person new at something; a neophyte, especially a police officer or a ballplayer. □ Tom is a rookie on the police force. □ The rookie tackled the old time player and earned a lot of cheering and applause. 2. mod. new;… …
14rookie — n a learner, neophyte or newcomer, par ticularly to a job or a sports team. The term originated in Britain in the armed forces of the late 19th century, but more recently rookie has been in more widespread use in the USA. The word is said to be a …
15rookie — noun (C) 1 especially AmE someone who has just started doing a job and has little experience: rookie cops 2 AmE someone who is in their first year of playing a professional sport: a rookie out of Georgia Tech …
16rookie — /rook ee/, n. 1. an athlete playing his or her first season as a member of a professional sports team: The rookie replaced the injured regular at first base. 2. a raw recruit, as in the army or on a police force. 3. a novice; tyro. [1890 95;… …
17rookie — 1. noun a) An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces. b) A novice. Syn: beginner, newbie …
18rookie — noun Rookie is used before these nouns: ↑goalkeeper, ↑season, ↑sensation, ↑year …
19rookie — rook|ie [ˈruki] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from recruit] 1.) especially AmE someone who has just started doing a job and has little experience ▪ rookie cops 2.) AmE someone who is in their first year of playing a professional sport …
20rookie — rook|ie [ ruki ] noun count * 1. ) AMERICAN someone who has been a professional sports player for less than one year 2. ) INFORMAL someone who has just started doing a job or activity and does not have much experience: a rookie police officer …
