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Webster 1913 Edition

Greenhorn

Green′hornˊ

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Noun.

A raw, inexperienced person; one easily imposed upon.

W. Irving.

Webster 1828 Edition

Greenhorn

GREE'NHORN

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Noun.

A raw youth.

Definition 2025

greenhorn

greenhorn

English

Noun

greenhorn ‎(plural greenhorns)

(chiefly US) an inexperienced person; a novice, beginner or newcomer
- 1847, George Frederick Augustus Ruxton, Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains (page 267)
  The powers of the Canadian voyageurs and hunters in the consumption of meat strike the greenhorn with wonder and astonishment; and are only equalled by the gastronomical capabilities exhibited by Indian dogs, both following the same plan in their epicurean gorgings.

Synonyms

See also Wikisaurus:beginner

Derived terms

greenhornism

Translations

inexperienced person

Bulgarian: новак (bg) m ‎(novak)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 新手 (zh) ‎(xīnshǒu), 生手 (zh) ‎(shēngshǒu), 初學者 (zh), 初学者 (zh) ‎(chūxúezhě), (disparaging) 菜鳥 (zh), 菜鸟 (zh) ‎(càiniǎo)
Czech: zelenáč m
Dutch: melkmuil (nl), vlasbaard
Esperanto: flavbekulo (eo)
Finnish: märkäkorva
French: béjaune (fr) m; blanc-bec (fr) m, bleu (fr) m
German: Grünschnabel (de) m (green beak), Gelbschnabel (yellow beak)
Hungarian: zöldfülű (hu)
Italian: pivello (it) m

Japanese: 初心者 ‎(しょしんしゃ, shoshinsha), 初学者 ‎(しょがくしゃ, shogakusha), (disparaging) 青二才 (ja) ‎(あおにさい, aonisai)
Polish: żółtodziób (pl)
Portuguese: café com leite
Romanian: mucos (ro) m
Russian: новичо́к (ru) m ‎(novičók), новоприбы́вший m ‎(novopribývšij), зелёный (ru) m ‎(zeljónyj), (disparaging, especially navy) сала́га (ru) m, f ‎(salága), (disparaging) молокосо́с (ru) m ‎(molokosós)
Spanish: novicio m, aprendiz (es) m, f, novato (es) m, pipiolo (es) m
Swedish: gröngöling (sv) c
Tagalog: singki
Turkish: acemi çaylak (tr)