beginner
Meaning
- Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.
- Someone who sets something in motion.
- An actor who is present on stage in the first moments of a play.
Synonyms
inexperienced person
young person
beginning student
one who undertakes
Translations
Anfänger
principiante
principiante
débutant
novato
beginner
αρχάριοςFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bɪˈɡɪnə/
Etymology
In summary
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”).
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