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beginner

[ bih-gin-er ]

/ bɪˈgɪn ər /

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noun

a person or thing that begins.

a person who has begun a course of instruction or is learning the fundamentals: swimming for beginners.

a person who is inexperienced; novice.

Origin of beginner

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at begin, -er¹

Words nearby beginner

beghard, begin, begin to see daylight, begin to see the light, begin with, beginner, beginner's luck, beginning, beginning of the end, the, beginning rhyme, beginning, in the

Example sentences from the Web for beginner

“We might have to wait and do further lessons after the election,” Pell says lightheartedly, himself a beginner.

Figure Skater Michelle Kwan Chases Gold in Rhode Island’s Gubernatorial Race |Nicholas McCarvel |April 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
When she started practicing, we had her on a 15- or 20-pound bow, which is pretty heavy for a beginner.

‘Catching Fire’: How Jennifer Lawrence Learned to Shoot a Bow and Arrow |Kevin Fallon |November 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
And the whole project looked to be that of a beginner over-reaching.

Kanye West’s Paris Flop |Robin Givhan |October 2, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The beginner has to concentrate, but the expert can play a piece he's familiar with and hold a conversation at the same time.

Out Like a Light |Gordon Randall Garrett

The beginner should be warned that there were, in all, at least five men who at various times bore the name Toyokuni.

Chats on Japanese Prints |Arthur Davison Ficke
But the beginner had better not attempt this: he will find enough to do in trying to hold straight under the bull.

Automatic Pistol Shooting |Walter Winans
We are not considering the question of its utility to the beginner in the study.

Cratylus |Plato
It is very beneficial to everyone in every way, and unqualifiedly essential to the beginner in stage dancing in any of its forms.

The Art of Stage Dancing |Ned Wayburn

British Dictionary definitions for beginner

beginner

/ (bɪˈɡɪnə) /

noun

a person who has just started to do or learn something; novice