abecedarians

noun

plural of abecedarian
as in beginners
a person who is just starting out in a field of activity abecedarians soon learn that martial arts have a spiritual as well as physical side

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  1. beginners
  2. novices
  3. newcomers
  4. freshmen
  5. apprentices
  6. rookies
Noun
  • Founder Megan Masters fell in love with mahjong in 2023, but found the sets expensive and overwhelming for beginners.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Falls are another injury risk beginners underestimate, according to Ryan Glatt, CPT, NBC-HWC, a senior brain health coach at the Pacific Neuroscience Institute in Santa Monica, California.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of beginners
Noun
  • The music industry has been wrestling with the pros and cons of the new technology that allows musical novices to create professional-sounding songs in seconds.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Studies of customer service representatives using AI assistance found that novices gained most from AI coaching suggestions, but critically, those learning effects transferred beyond specific situations.
    — ByJonathan H. Westover, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of novices
Noun
  • That changed during Family Night, when Green Bay had some of its younger players and newcomers do live tackling for approximately 10 plays late in practice.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • O’Neal joins newcomers Tony Danza, Talia Shire, Dominic Chianese, and Vincent Curatola, joining returning stars William DeMeo, Chazz Palminteri, Armand Assante, Pastore, Mario Cantone, Tony Darrow, and Chuck Zito.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of newcomers
Noun
  • The upshot is that entering freshmen only have a few months before being bombarded by banks and banking hype is unavoidable.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Beyond Lofton, the Hurricanes have two blue-chip freshmen, Israel Briggs and Gavin Mueller, who joined the team in the spring.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of freshmen
Noun
  • With the money, the museum is able to sustain, among other things, an internship program for teaching apprentices and a speaker series.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 11 Aug. 2026
  • City Colleges recently launched Chicago Moonshot, an apprenticeship initiative associated with the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park, where the district has committed to graduating hundreds of IT apprentices over the next five years.
    — Shalin Jyotishi, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of apprentices
Noun
  • Behind those contributions from a quartet of rookies, the Giants beat the Houston Astros 4-1 at Oracle Park.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The two-day test allows additional track time for all teams, including rookies looking to complete the Rookie Orientation Program.
    — Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of rookies
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