Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Beginner"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Beginner \Be*gin"ner\, n.
One who begins or originates anything. Specifically: A young
or inexperienced practitioner or student; a tyro.
A sermon of a new beginner. --Swift.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
beginner
n 1: someone new to a field or activity [syn: {novice}, {tyro}, {tiro},
{initiate}]
2: a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George
Washington is the father of his country" [syn: {founder},
{founding father}, {father}]
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