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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 youth
Familiarity information: ROOKIE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An awkward and inexperienced youth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("rookie" is a kind of...):
beginner; initiate; novice; tiro; tyro (someone new to a field or activity)
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