abecedarian

¹abe·ce·dar·i·an

noun \ˌā-bē-(ˌ)sē-ˈder-ē-ən\

Definition of ABECEDARIAN

: one learning the rudiments of something (as the alphabet)

Examples of ABECEDARIAN

1. <abecedarians soon learn that martial arts have a spiritual as well as physical side>

Origin of ABECEDARIAN

Middle English abecedary, from Medieval Latin abecedarium alphabet, from Late Latin, neuter of abecedarius of the alphabet, from the letters a + b + c + d

First Known Use: 1603

Related to ABECEDARIAN

Synonyms: beginner, apprentice, babe, colt, cub, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, novice, novitiate, punk, recruit, rook, rookie, tenderfoot, tyro, virgin

Antonyms: old hand, old-timer, vet, veteran

Related Words: boot; amateur, dabbler, dilettante; learner, student, trainee; candidate, entrant, probationer

Near Antonyms: expert, master, pro, professional

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Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

Rhymes with ABECEDARIAN

Austro-Hungarian, authoritarian, communitarian, disciplinarian, documentarian, egalitarian, humanitarian, majoritarian, nonagenarian, octogenarian, parliamentarian, postmillenarian, premillenarian, predestinarian, sexagenarian, totalitarian, utilitarian, veterinarian