Rookie Definition
ro͝okē
rookies
noun
rookies
An inexperienced recruit in the army or on a police force.
Webster's New World
Any beginner or novice.
Webster's New World
A first-year or first-time player in a particular league, event, etc.
Webster's New World
(UK) A type of firecracker, used by farmers to scare rooks.
Wiktionary
adjective
Non-professional; amateur.
The game was going well until I made that rookie mistake.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Rookie
Noun
Singular:
rookie
Plural:
rookiesOrigin of Rookie
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From recruit and -ie, thought to be an alteration of recruit, another reasonable origin is Dutch broekie (short for broekvent (“a boy still in short trousers")), a common term for a shipmate.
From Wiktionary
Perhaps alteration of recruit
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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