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rookie

[ roo k-ee ]

/ ˈrʊk i /

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noun

an athlete playing his or her first season as a member of a professional sports team: The rookie replaced the injured regular at first base.

a raw recruit, as in the army or on a police force.

a novice; tyro.

Origin of rookie

1890–95; alteration of recruit; see -y²

Words nearby rookie

rooibos tea, rooikat, rooinek, rook, rookery, rookie, rooky, room, room and board, room clerk, room divider

Example sentences from the Web for rookie

The Lion Air captain had left his rookie copilot to make the landing until he realized he was in trouble.

Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501 |Clive Irving |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
They castigated the captain, a 48-year-old Indonesian, and his rookie copilot, a 24-year-old Indian.

Who Will Get AsiaAir 8501’s Black Boxes? |Clive Irving |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
One of the rookie officers, Peter Liang, was walking with a flashlight in one hand and his gun in the other.

New York's Next Killer-Cop Grand Jury |Jacob Siegel |December 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A 28-year-old gunned down in a dark, New York City hallway by a rookie cop who apparently made a fatal mistake.

Raging Protesters Set Ferguson on Fire |Justin Glawe |November 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Still, he was locked into his rookie contract, and had to ride out two more dysfunctional seasons of the show.

Ben McKenzie’s Journey From Reluctant Teen Idol on ‘The O.C.’ to Sheriff of ‘Gotham’ |Marlow Stern |November 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Yet I am convinced that what will best control the Plattsburg rookie is the Plattsburg non-com.

At Plattsburg |Allen French
To the rookie one of the most interesting things are the bugle calls.

Private Peat |Harold R. Peat
Is it allowable, Sergeant, for a rookie to ask what this is all about?

Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks |H. Irving Hancock
"Yes, Rookie darling," she said, in a tone of drowsy happiness.

Old Crow |Alice Brown
It is customary, when a rookie has been made a non-com in training, to reduce him immediately when he gets to France.

A Yankee in the Trenches |R. Derby Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for rookie

rookie

/ (ˈrʊkɪ) /

noun

informal an inexperienced person or newcomer, esp a raw recruit in the army

Word Origin for rookie

C20: changed from recruit