rookie

Meanings

An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces.
A novice.
An athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players.
A type of firecracker, used by farmers to scare rooks.

Thought to be an alteration of recruit -ie, or from rook + -ie. Another possible origin is Dutch broekie (short for broekvent), a common term for a shipmate.

Explore and search massive catalog of over 900,000 word meanings.

Get a curated memorable word every day.

Level up your vocabulary by setting personal goals.

Try out Vedaist now.