beginnernoun [ C ]
uk/bɪˈɡɪn.ər/us/bɪˈɡɪn.ɚ/A2 a person who is starting to do something or learn something for the first time:
This judo class is for beginners only.
More examples
- I would prefer not to leave this job to John while he's still a beginner.
- Their grammar guide is too difficult for a beginner but not detailed enough for an advanced student.
- His book is called 'Chess for Beginners'.
- Her piano teacher only teaches beginners, not people of Grade 3 and above.
- Don't worry if you're a beginner - the kit has simple step-by-step instructions to help you complete your first cross-stitch design.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Inexperienced people and lack of experience
- blind
- dilettante
- freshman
- functional illiterate
- greenhorn
- in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king idiom
- know
- laywoman
- lightweight
- neophyte
- newcomer
- not know the meaning of the word idiom
- rookie
- stranger
- the blind leading the blind idiom
- the uninitiated
- tyro
- upstart
- virgin
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