Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An untrained or inexperienced recruit, as in the army or police.
- noun An inexperienced person; a novice.
- noun Sports A first-year player, especially in a professional sport.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A recruit.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
inexperienced recruit , especially in thepolice orarmed forces . - noun A
novice . - noun An
athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players. - noun UK A type of
firecracker , used by farmers to scarerooks . - adjective non-professional;
amateur
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an awkward and inexperienced youth
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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If the 28-year old PGA Tour rookie is able to hold off Lucas Glover and other challengers, he might rewrite some records in the book.
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Posting a 3.83 ERA in less than half a season as a rookie is an impressive way to break into the major leagues.
USATODAY.com 2002
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"We've seen a huge rise in what we call the rookie delinquent taxpayer," he said.
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"We've seen a huge rise in what we call the rookie delinquent taxpayer," he said.
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The second-highest ranked rookie is No. 2 overall pick Evan Turner, who is sixth at 32.7 minutes per game.
Flip Saunders on John Wall's minutes, Al Thornton to start Michael Lee 2010
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Every rookie that come into the league should want to win rookie of the year.
John Wall wants playoffs over rookie of the year Michael Lee 2010
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And yes, they have a potential franchise quarterback in rookie Matthew Stafford — and on this one, team officials are crossing their fingers.
Turnaround under Stafford will take more than just a quick fix 2009
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I don't want ... he shouldn't have to say, 'John is going to win rookie of the year; Blake Griffin is going to be rookie of the year.'
John Wall wants playoffs over rookie of the year Michael Lee 2010
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The 2009-10 rookie is one of 31 players invited to participate in the team's training camp July 19-24 in Las Vegas as the club begins preparations for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. —
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Jennings started out hot last season and was a favorite to win rookie of the year after the first month before he suddenly hit the, um, wall.
Flip Saunders on John Wall's minutes, Al Thornton to start Michael Lee 2010
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"Habs happy with rookie goalie's play" - Vancouver Sun headline, 11-30-7
January 11, 2008