"novice" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

Someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows (synset 110383897)
is a type of: religious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity

same as: novitiate
Someone new to a field or activity (synset 110383612)
is a type of: unskilled person - a person who lacks technical training
subtypes:
- abecedarian - a novice learning the rudiments of some subject
- apprentice, learner, prentice - works for an expert to learn a trade
- cub, greenhorn, rookie - an awkward and inexperienced youth
- landlubber, landsman, lubber - an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage
- entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, starter - any new participant in some activity
- tenderfoot - an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living)
- trainee - someone who is being trained
same as: beginner, initiate, tiro, tyro