informal
: a person who has recently started a particular activity : beginner, novice, newcomer
It's true that some users–particularly newbies—fall into the Web like Alice down the rabbit hole.—
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He is a newbie to local politics.
a newbie to woodworking, he was still trying to learn all the terms and techniques of the craft
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Everyone else — the casual listeners, the total newbies, the gossips and (at least in my case) the critics — can probably keep walking.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2024
Pony Express Record was Shudder to Think’s first album with guitarist Nathan Larson and drummer Adam Wade, unveiling a sound that was too complex for most newbies and too slick for longtime fans but still felt startlingly original.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2024
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Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2024
Pony Express Record was Shudder to Think’s first album with guitarist Nathan Larson and drummer Adam Wade, unveiling a sound that was too complex for most newbies and too slick for longtime fans but still felt startlingly original.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2024
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“Newbie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newbie. Accessed 6 May. 2024.
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newbie
noun
new·bie
ˈn(y)ü-bē 
: a newcomer especially to cyberspace
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