beginner

[ bih-gin-er ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that begins.

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

  1. a person who is inexperienced; novice.

Origin of beginner

1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at begin, -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for beginner

beginner

/ (bɪˈɡɪnə) /


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

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