plural beginners
: a person who is beginning something or doing something for the first time
a swimming class for complete beginners = a beginner class
The success of his first restaurant was just beginner's luck. [=he succeeded because he was lucky, as beginners sometimes are]
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“Beginner.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/beginner. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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