Novice

[Sarah]

One who enters a religious house, whether of monks or nuns, asa probationist. Shipley.No poore cloisterer, nor no novys. Chaucer.

[Sarah]

Someone who is unexperienced at a event or game.

[Sarah]

the new noob

[Sarah]

One who is inexperienced at something. Someone who performs an action relatively poorly due to inexperience, lack of skill, or insufficient training. Can be applied to people of any age, but most often used to describe someone young. If a young person performs an action with a relatively great amount skill despite their lack of experience or training, they are known as a [prodigy].

The word novice is derived from the Latin word novus, meaning new or fresh.

Contemporary synonyms include [newbie] or [newb], [amateur], [green], [beginner], [guppy], and [fresh meat]. The words [noob], [n00b], or [nub] are sometimes used to describe people with little experience in something, though these words more accurately describe someone who remains incompetent despite large amounts of experience and training.

[Sarah]

In rowing, someone who just joined crew and is still rowing in their first season. Inexperienced. Can be seen stuggling to carry boats and oars and crashing into the shore.

[Monty]

Novice in Rowing. An oarsperson who has never won an open event at a regatta.

[Tracie Lynn]

A person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation.