English

Noun

rookie ‎(plural rookies)

1. An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces.
2. A novice.
3. An athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players.
4. (Britain) A type of firecracker, used by farmers to scare rooks.

Synonyms

• beginner
• newbie, new boy
• noob
• tyro
• novice
• See also Wikisaurus:beginner

Translations

Adjective

rookie ‎(not comparable)

1. non-professional; amateur

   The game was going well until I made that rookie mistake.

See also

• naive
• rooky (homophone)