"rookie" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɹʊki/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rookie.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rookier [comparative], rookiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʊki Etymology: Thought to be an alteration of recruit + -ie, or from rook (“a cheat”) + -ie. Another possible origin is Dutch broekie (short for broekvent (“a boy still in short trousers”)), a common term for a shipmate. Also suggested is Irish rúca (“an inexperienced person”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|recruit}} recruit, {{suffix|en||ie}} + -ie, {{af|en|rook|-ie|t1=a cheat}} rook (“a cheat”) + -ie, {{uder|en|nl|broekie}} Dutch broekie, {{m|nl|broekvent||a boy still in short trousers}} broekvent (“a boy still in short trousers”), {{der|en|ga|rúca||an inexperienced person|nocat=1}} Irish rúca (“an inexperienced person”) Head templates: {{en-adj|rookier}} rookie (comparative rookier, superlative rookiest)
  1. non-professional; amateur
    Sense id: en-rookie-en-adj-PIj0DEsy Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ie, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 12 27 2 23 13 11 11 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 13 26 2 22 15 10 12

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɹʊki/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rookie.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rookies [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊki Etymology: Thought to be an alteration of recruit + -ie, or from rook (“a cheat”) + -ie. Another possible origin is Dutch broekie (short for broekvent (“a boy still in short trousers”)), a common term for a shipmate. Also suggested is Irish rúca (“an inexperienced person”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|recruit}} recruit, {{suffix|en||ie}} + -ie, {{af|en|rook|-ie|t1=a cheat}} rook (“a cheat”) + -ie, {{uder|en|nl|broekie}} Dutch broekie, {{m|nl|broekvent||a boy still in short trousers}} broekvent (“a boy still in short trousers”), {{der|en|ga|rúca||an inexperienced person|nocat=1}} Irish rúca (“an inexperienced person”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rookie (plural rookies)
  1. An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces. Translations (inexperienced recruit in military or police): новобра́нец (novobránec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 菜鳥 (Chinese Mandarin), 菜鸟 (càiniǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), bažant (Czech), schacht [masculine] (Dutch), alokas (Finnish), mopo [slang] (Finnish), bleu [masculine] (French), anovao [masculine] (Galician), pistolo [masculine] (Galician), pipiolo [masculine] (Galician), Frischling [masculine] (German), recluta (Italian), гуштер (gušter) [masculine] (Macedonian), kot [masculine] (Polish), novato [masculine] (Portuguese), сала́га (salága) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), новобра́нец (novobránec) [masculine] (Russian), novato [masculine] (Spanish), çaylak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-rookie-en-noun-BI~wVFTW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 30 1 23 12 10 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 12 27 2 23 13 11 11 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 13 26 2 22 15 10 12 Disambiguation of 'inexperienced recruit in military or police': 76 3 14 6
  2. A novice. Translations (novice): но́вак (nóvak) [masculine] (Bulgarian), zelenáč (Czech), nováček [masculine] (Czech), beginneling [masculine] (Dutch), nieuwkomer [masculine] (Dutch), aloittelija (Finnish), noviisi (Finnish), keltanokka (Finnish), bleu [masculine] (French), anovao [masculine] (Galician), codio [masculine] (Galician), garamufo [masculine] (Galician), Anfänger [masculine] (German), Neuling [masculine] (German), principiante (Italian), новајлија (novajlija) [masculine] (Macedonian), новак (novak) [masculine] (Macedonian), żółtodziób [masculine] (Polish), principiante [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), novato [masculine] (Portuguese), novata [feminine] (Portuguese), boboc [masculine] (Romanian), новичо́к (novičók) [masculine] (Russian), зелёный (zeljónyj) (english: green) [masculine] (Russian), novato (Spanish), novicio [masculine] (Spanish), bisoño [masculine] (Spanish), çaylak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-rookie-en-noun-6vKW8h2B Disambiguation of 'novice': 3 93 2 1
  3. 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. Translations (athlete new to the sport or to a team): tulokas (Finnish), ルーキー (rūkī) (Japanese), 新人 (shinjin) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-rookie-en-noun-wYkyGKl9 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ie, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 12 27 2 23 13 11 11 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 13 26 2 22 15 10 12 Disambiguation of 'athlete new to the sport or to a team': 7 5 83 5
  4. (British) A type of firecracker, used by farmers to scare rooks. Tags: British
    Sense id: en-rookie-en-noun-HXBM3xKe Categories (other): British English, English terms suffixed with -ie, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 12 27 2 23 13 11 11 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 13 26 2 22 15 10 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: beginner, newbie, noob, tyro, novice Derived forms: rookie card, rookie numbers

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɹʊki/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rookie.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rookies [present, singular, third-person], rookying [participle, present], rookied [participle, past], rookied [past]
Rhymes: -ʊki Etymology: Thought to be an alteration of recruit + -ie, or from rook (“a cheat”) + -ie. Another possible origin is Dutch broekie (short for broekvent (“a boy still in short trousers”)), a common term for a shipmate. Also suggested is Irish rúca (“an inexperienced person”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|recruit}} recruit, {{suffix|en||ie}} + -ie, {{af|en|rook|-ie|t1=a cheat}} rook (“a cheat”) + -ie, {{uder|en|nl|broekie}} Dutch broekie, {{m|nl|broekvent||a boy still in short trousers}} broekvent (“a boy still in short trousers”), {{der|en|ga|rúca||an inexperienced person|nocat=1}} Irish rúca (“an inexperienced person”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} rookie (third-person singular simple present rookies, present participle rookying, simple past and past participle rookied)
  1. (intransitive) To be a rookie; to go through one's inexperienced learning period in a job, team, or organization. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-rookie-en-verb-qzTvPTnT Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ie, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 12 27 2 23 13 11 11 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 13 26 2 22 15 10 12
  2. (transitive, chiefly sports) To haze one or more rookies as an initiation ritual. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-rookie-en-verb-M3cDQTib Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ie, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 12 27 2 23 13 11 11 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 13 26 2 22 15 10 12 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: naive, rooky (alt: homophone)

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈruki/, [ˈru.ki] Forms: rookies [plural]
Rhymes: -uki Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English rookie. Etymology templates: {{ubor|es|en|rookie}} Unadapted borrowing from English rookie Head templates: {{es-noun|mfbysense}} rookie m or f by sense (plural rookies)
  1. rookie Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-rookie-es-noun-1w9oOMzn Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "inexperienced recruit in military or police",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Frischling"
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          "lang": "Italian",
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          "word": "recluta"
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
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          "sense": "novice",
          "word": "aloittelija"
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          "word": "codio"
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          "sense": "novice",
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          "word": "Anfänger"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "novice",
          "tags": [
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        {
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "novice",
          "word": "principiante"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 93 2 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "novajlija",
          "sense": "novice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "новајлија"
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 93 2 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "novak",
          "sense": "novice",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "новак"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 93 2 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "novice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "żółtodziób"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 93 2 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "novice",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "principiante"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 93 2 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "novice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "novato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 93 2 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "novice",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "novata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 93 2 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "novice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "boboc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 93 2 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "novičók",
          "sense": "novice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "новичо́к"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 93 2 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "green",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zeljónyj",
          "sense": "novice",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "зелёный"
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 93 2 1",
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        {
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          "word": "novicio"
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          "sense": "novice",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "bisoño"
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          "word": "tulokas"
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      "word": "mopo"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "gl",
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      "lang": "Galician",
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "Frischling"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "inexperienced recruit in military or police",
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      "code": "mk",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "inexperienced recruit in military or police",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "novice",
      "word": "keltanokka"
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      "sense": "novice",
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      "word": "bleu"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "novice",
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      "word": "garamufo"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "novice",
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "mk",
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        "masculine"
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          "ref": "2019, Heather West, Jax: Iron Bandits MC",
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          "ref": "1947, National Association of Secondary School Principals, Bulletin, page 40",
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          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2002, Celia Brackenridge, Kari Fasting, Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Sport",
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          "ref": "2007, Kevin Young, Philip White, Sport and Gender in Canada, page 313",
          "text": "Last year when I was 'rookied' they had this whole agenda where you had to do a ' shot ' [ of alcohol ] and run around and do this little circuit [ race ] —the idea was to get everyone to puke that night or just get totally hammered ... the majority of the people [rookies] were knocked out [physically unable to continue] by ten o'clock.",
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          "ref": "2013, Curtis Fogel, Game-Day Gangsters: Crime and Deviance in Canadian Football, page 59",
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