tenderfoot
tenderfoot
nounDefinition of TENDERFOOT
a person who is just starting out in a field of activity <skateboarders who are tenderfeet will inevitably fall as they learn their first moves>
Synonyms abecedarian, apprentice, babe, colt, cub, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, novice, novitiate, punk, recruit, rook, rookie, tenderfoot, tyro, virgin
Related Words boot; amateur, dabbler, dilettante; learner, student, trainee; candidate, entrant, probationer
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