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
Neophyte
Neophyte noun - A person who is just starting out in a field of activity.
Usage example: a neophyte in snowboarding
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Neophyte and Cub. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cub/neophyte
Cub & Neophyte. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cub/neophyte>.
Neophyte or Cub. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cub/neophyte.
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