Cub
Cub noun - A person who is just starting out in a field of activity.
Usage example: the kind of big story that can propel a cub reporter into the stratosphere of the newspaper world
Fledgling
Fledgling noun - A person who is just starting out in a field of activity.
Usage example: at hockey he's still a fledgling and needs to work on his basic skating skills
Nearby Words: fledged, fledging
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Fledgling and Cub. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cub/fledgling
Cub & Fledgling. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cub/fledgling>.
Fledgling or Cub. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cub/fledgling.
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