beginner

beginner

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English

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).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɪˈɡɪnə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /bəˈɡɪnɚ/

Noun

beginner (plural beginners)

  1. Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.
  2. Someone who sets something in motion.
  3. (theater) An actor who is present on stage in the first moments of a play.

Synonyms

  • (recent starter): amateur, newbie
  • See also Thesaurus:beginner

Derived terms

  • beginnerish
  • beginner slope
  • beginner's trap

Translations

Further reading

  • “beginner”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “beginner”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • benigner, bergenin

Dutch

Etymology

From beginnen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈɣɪnər/
  • Hyphenation: be‧gin‧ner
  • Rhymes: -ɪnər

Noun

beginner m (plural beginners, diminutive beginnertje n)

  1. Someone who is just starting something, or has only recently started (similar to English)
    Hij kan goed schaken voor een beginner.He plays chess well for a beginner.

Derived terms

  • beginnerscursus

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