neophyte
/ˈniəˌfaɪt/
a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief
neophyte in a sentence
“The neophyte programmer struggled with basic syntax.”
Origin of neophyte
Greek neophytos newly planted from neos new + phytos planted from phyein to grow
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