white belt
Americannoun
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a white cloth waistband worn by a beginner in one of the martial arts, as judo or karate.
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a beginner or novice in one of the martial arts.
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the rank of beginner.
Other Word Forms
- white-belt adjective
Example Sentences
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Mrs Bigger, who started as a white belt, said she had been "a bit nervous" about attempting her first grading.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2025
Though he’s still early in his jiu jitsu training — a white belt — Tagovailoa is working on ways to land more safely when he’s on the field.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2023
In a livestream today, Eva Chen, director of fashion partnerships at Instagram, previewed one look featuring a cropped T-shirt, low-rise jeans, and a white belt, outfitted on Zuckerberg’s avatar.
From The Verge • Jun. 17, 2022
For someone who’s just beginning to learn jiujitsu, it would take one to two years to graduate from a white belt to blue belt.
From Slate • Aug. 10, 2017
He was scarcely two feet tall and almost twice as wide, and he wore a blue uniform with white belt and gloves, a peaked cap, and a very fierce expression.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
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