Amateur
Amateur noun - A person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science.
Usage example: a homemade doghouse that looked like it was built by an amateur who hadn't mastered basic carpentry
Newcomer
Newcomer noun - A person who is just starting out in a field of activity.
Usage example: he's a newcomer to ice hockey
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- apprentice and amateur
- apprentice and newcomer
- inexperienced and amateur
- inexperienced and newcomer
- beginner and amateur
- beginner and newcomer
- novice and amateur
- novice and newcomer
- greenhorn and amateur
- greenhorn and newcomer
- recruit and amateur
- recruit and newcomer
- abecedarian and amateur
- abecedarian and newcomer
How words are described
| complete | complete amateur | complete newcomer |
| total | total amateur | total newcomer |
| enthusiastic | enthusiastic amateur | enthusiastic newcomer |
| talented | talented amateur | talented newcomer |
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Newcomer and Amateur. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/amateur/newcomer
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Newcomer or Amateur. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/amateur/newcomer.
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