neophyte
noun
a beginner or novice.
neophytes
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pluralof neophyte.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Key to their transformation has been the crypto sector, where they were all neophytes a few years ago, but now run businesses that raised billions of dollars from investors before the market turned sour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
So we figured that even as total neophytes, there was a chance we could make a coin that would go to the moon.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2025
They saved money by hiring neophytes and then letting them go once they got enough experience to demand a larger salary.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2024
The campaign started as an unlikely bid for two political neophytes trying to get the area to elect a Latino for the first time.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
After the inactive period at the end of the century a flood of neophytes began to pour into the mission together with a completely new set of names.
From The Aboriginal Population of the San Joaquin Valley, California by Sherburne F. Cook
