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(Entry 1 of 2)
a person who is just starting out in a field of activity
- every year the coaches have to deal with rooks who don't know the rules yet
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rook
verbSynonyms of rook (Entry 2 of 2)
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
- once you learn to recognize these swindler's tricks, no one will be able to use them to rook you
Synonyms for rook
- beat,
- bilk,
- bleed,
- cheat,
- chisel,
- chouse,
- con,
- cozen,
- defraud,
- diddle,
- do,
- do in,
- euchre,
- fiddle,
- fleece,
- flimflam,
- gaff,
- hose
- [slang],
- hustle,
- mulct,
- nobble
- [British slang],
- pluck,
- ream,
- rip off,
- screw,
- shake down,
- short,
- shortchange,
- skin,
- skunk,
- squeeze,
- stick,
- stiff,
- sting,
- sucker,
- swindle,
- thimblerig,
- victimize
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The first known use of rook was before the 12th century
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