Synonyms for rookie
ˈrʊk irook·ie

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1. rookienoun

   Synonyms:
   noob, newbie, beginner, tyro, novice

2. rookienoun

   An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces.

   The game was going well until I made that rookie mistake.

   Synonyms:
   tyro, noob, newbie, novice, beginner

3. rookienoun

   A novice.

   Synonyms:
   beginner, novice, newbie, tyro, noob

4. rookienoun

   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.

   Synonyms:
   beginner, novice, newbie, noob, tyro

5. rookienoun

   A type of firecracker, used by farmers to scare rooks.

   Synonyms:
   newbie, beginner, novice, noob, tyro

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. cub, greenhorn, rookienoun

   an awkward and inexperienced youth

   Synonyms:
   young carnivore, greenhorn, cub, sonny, laddie, sonny boy, lad

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1. List of paraphrases for "rookie":

   blue, beginner, recruit, roque, bleu

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How to use rookie in a sentence?

1. Alexis Ajinca:

   With Indiana Pacers rookie Myles Turner, it's just like every other team with a young kid, Indiana Pacers rookie Myles Turner was good because Indiana Pacers rookie Myles Turner was able to make shots, indiana Pacers rookie Myles Turner played a good game tonight, but it's not like Indiana Pacers rookie Myles Turner was unguardable. For us, we were without a lot of guys, but we were right there in the game. It was a good game for us.

2. Frederic Vasseur:

   Kevin has performed very well in his return to Formula One and Jolyon is approaching his rookie season in a clear and methodical manner, it’s true that Jolyon had a couple of races where he didn’t deliver as he wanted, equally this is natural in a driver’s first season; he’s learning and making strong progress.

3. Mason Rudolph:

   We’ve probably all been in situations, whether it’s high school, college or pro, where we’re the incumbent starter, and there’s a new freshman, there’s a new rookie, there’s a highly recruited guy, i’ve always believed in, the starter shouldn’t have to go out of his way, because he’s got a lot of things to deal with. But definitely be open to questions and help the growth and development of a younger quarterback, yeah.

4. Alex Bregman:

   He's been unbelievable for us, he works extremely hard on the days he's not pitching. Super happy for him. I think he would win rookie of the year.

5. The Jets:

   There’s little things that he’s doing where you’re seeing a little more security. He’s not a rookie, so he’s being a little more vocal. He looks good. He’s getting more comfortable, obviously grasping the offense. He’s never had trouble grasping the offense, but he was a rookie, so he goes through it. He’s much further ahead at this point than he was a year ago, for sure.