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rookie

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rookie/ˈrʊki/

▶noun informal a new recruit, especially in the army or police.

■ an inexperienced member of a sports team.

– origin C19: perh. an alt. of recruit, influenced by rook1.

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