tenderfoot
noun
a raw, inexperienced person; novice.
tenderfoots
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pluralof tenderfoot.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It could betray to our peers the awful truth that we are still greenhorns, tenderfoots, newbies.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
"What's the use of livin' in a world of tenderfoots if you don't use 'em?" growled Mrs. Nitschkan.
From The Black Pearl by Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
But I’m free to confess if a parson and a crew of psalm-singing tenderfoots came here, I’d like enough pull my freight again—and that time for keeps!
From The Heart of Canyon Pass by Thomas K. Holmes
Scarcely anyone pays attention to them except the tenderfoots.
From The Fifth Ace by George W. Gage
“Huh!” she muttered, “some of these Eastern tenderfoots are some good in a pinch after all.”
From Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold by Alice B. Emerson
