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Meaning of Rookie | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈɹʊki

Definitions

  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/her first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players.
  4. A type of firecracker, used by farmers to scare rooks.

Equivalents

Български новак
Čeština bažant nováček ucho zelenáč
Ελληνικά ψάρι
Español bisoño novato novel novicio
Eesti algaja Noor rebane roheline
Français bleu rookie
日本語 ルーキー 新人
한국어 루키 신병 신인
Kurdî kot kot novel
Македонски гуштер новак
Română boboc
Српски гуштер новак
Türkçe çaylak
Tiếng Việt tân binh

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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