beginner

A2 Topic:People & Society

US /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ UK /bɪˈɡɪnə/ See IPA manual

Freq #15213

Meanings

1

noun
Someone who has just started learning or doing something.

I'm new to learning Finnish, so I'm just a beginner.

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Synonyms

1 noun · someone who has just... initiate

More abecedarian alphabetarian amateur apprentice bun coltfirst-timerfledglingfngfreshman greener greenhorn

Opposites

campaignercognoscenteconnoisseur expert journeymanknowbiemastermavenoldbieoldtimerspecialisttrouper

Word family

Forms beginners

Derived forms beginnerishprebeginner

Related forms inexperienced naive new

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Proverbs (1)

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Two hands for beginners

Etymology

From Middle English begynner, equivalent to begin + -er. Cognate with West Frisian begjinner (“beginner”), Dutch beginner (“beginner”), Low German begünner (“beginner”), Danish nybegynder (“beginner, novice”, literally “new-beginner”).

begynner Middle English

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# beginner

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /bəˈɡɪnɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /bɪˈɡɪnə/
**Frequency rank:** 15213

## Meanings
1. Someone who has just started learning or doing something.

## Examples
- I'm new to learning Finnish, so I'm just a beginner.

## Synonyms
- abecedarian
- alphabetarian
- amateur
- apprentice
- bun
- colt
- first-timer
- fledgling
- fng
- freshman
- greener
- greenhorn

## Antonyms
- campaigner
- cognoscente
- connoisseur
- expert
- journeyman
- knowbie
- master
- maven
- oldbie
- oldtimer
- specialist
- trouper

## Derived Forms
- beginnerish
- prebeginner

## Related Forms
- inexperienced
- naive
- new

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: begynner

## Etymology
From Middle English begynner, equivalent to begin + -er. Cognate with West Frisian begjinner (“beginner”), Dutch beginner (“beginner”), Low German begünner (“beginner”), Danish nybegynder (“beginner, novice”, literally “new-beginner”).

## AI Etymology
Beginner comes from Middle English begynner, equivalent to begin + -er. Cognate with West Frisian begjinner (“beginner”), Dutch beginner (“beginner”), Low German begünner (“beginner”), Danish nybegynder (“beginner, novice”, literally “new-beginner”).

## Topics
- People & Society

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