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Tenderfoot

A delicate person; one not inured to the hardship and rudeness of pioneer life.

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Beginner 76% connected

One who begins or originates anything. Specifically: A young or inexperienced practitioner or student; a tyro.

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Initiate 76% connected

To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon.

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Novice 76% connected

One who is new in any business, profession, or calling; one unacquainted or unskilled; one yet in the rudiments; a beginner; a tyro.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tiro 76% connected

Same as Tyro.

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Tyro 76% connected

A beginner in learning; one who is in the rudiments of any branch of study; a person imperfectly acquainted with a subject; a novice.

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