beginner
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1(noun.)
ADJ
absolute, complete, real
Definitions
noun
Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.
I'm new to learning Finnish: I'm just a beginner.
Someone who sets something in motion.
The beginner of the games lit the ceremonial torch.
An actor who is present on stage in the first moments of a play.
On the stage, the beginners for the first piece had taken their places — the chorus were there, scared but determined, and in the wings waited Harlequin, in the person of Charles Lyall […]
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6I'm new to learning Finnish: I'm just a beginner.
WiktionaryThe beginner of the games lit the ceremonial torch.
WiktionaryOn the stage, the beginners for the first piece had taken their places — the chorus were there, scared but determined, and in the wings waited Harlequin, in the person of Charles Lyall […]
WiktionaryBeside you, I'm only a beginner at this game.
Tatoeba · #17592Tom's a beginner, but he catches on fast.
Tatoeba · #37093Do you take me for a complete beginner?
Tatoeba · #69301