newbie
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A newbie is someone new to an activity, community, or skill—an inexperienced beginner.
The term emerged from internet and gaming culture but has spread to general use: I'm still a newbie at this job, Don't be too hard on the newbies.
It's usually neutral or mildly teasing rather than harsh, unlike the more dismissive *noob*.
Internet slang for beginner
One who lacks experience
- tyroInexperienced learner
- fledglingInexperienced newcomer
- greenhornInexperienced, gullible newcomer
- tenderfootInexperienced beginner
freshman · apprentice · trainee · recruit · initiate · entrant · probationer · learner
Supervised workplace learner
- cadetMilitary academy student
- pupilLearner or eye opening
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
- menteeOne receiving guidance
protege · disciple · understudy · pledge · prospect · postulant · junior · trainee
Lacking learned skills
- unskilledLacking acquired competence
- unseasonedLacking flavor or experience
- rawIn original state
- greenColor of vegetation
naive · clueless · unfamiliar · uninitiated · unversed · untutored · unpracticed · unpolished
noob
Internet slang for beginner
beginner
One who lacks experience
tenderfoot · freshman · apprentice · trainee · recruit · initiate · entrant · probationer · learner · amateur
intern
Supervised workplace learner
mentee · protege · disciple · understudy · pledge · prospect · postulant · junior · trainee · probationer
untrained
Lacking learned skills
- unskilledLacking acquired competence
- unseasonedLacking flavor or experience
- rawIn original state
green · naive · clueless · unfamiliar · uninitiated · unversed · untutored · unpracticed · unpolished · wet-behind-the-ears
- age slanggeezer, codger, coot, old fart, old timer
- beginnersbeginner, trainee, apprentice, greenhorn, learner
- novicesbeginner, greenhorn, amateur, learner, trainee
- inexperiencebeginner, greenhorn, amateur, inexperience, apprentice
- online personastroll, bot, influencer, lurker, spammer
- naivetygreenhorn, tenderfoot, raw recruit, born yesterday, green as grass