beginner

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɪˈgɪnər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɪˈgɪnɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bi gin′ər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
be•gin•ner /bɪˈgɪnɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person or thing that begins something and has just started to learn it;
    novice:just a beginner at computer programming.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
be•gin•ner  (bi gin′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that begins.
  2. a person who has begun a course of instruction or is learning the fundamentals:swimming for beginners.
  3. a person who is inexperienced;
    novice.
  • 1350–1400; Middle English; see begin, -er1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
beginner / bɪˈɡɪnə/
  1. a person who has just started to do or learn something; novice
'beginner' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abecedarian - apprentice - beginner's luck - entry-level - fledgling - freshman - infant - initiate - internship - learner - miniski - neophyte - no - novice - novitiate - sampler - tenderfoot - tyro - white belt - youngling

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