Cub and Master

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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

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Master is an antonym for cub.

Master noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.

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Cub is an antonym for master.

human	human cub	human master
female	female cub	female master
original	original cub	original master
dead	dead cub	dead master
Other adjectives: single, actual, male, young, new, last, elderly, eponymous, younger.

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