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noun

neophyte

CEFR C2

a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief

In a sentence

Six example sentences with neophyte, each labelled with its topic.

  • As a neophyte she brought a stopwatch to the kitchen, timing every step the chef performed by pure instinct.

    Cooking

  • The guild pairs each neophyte with a veteran for two weeks, which cut the number of early quitters sharply.

    Gaming

  • The reading group welcomes any neophyte, though newcomers are warned that the first hundred pages defeat almost everyone.

    Philosophy

  • The neophyte investor bought whatever had risen the month before, and learned the cost of that habit by spring.

    Finance

  • As a neophyte founder she asked every investor the same question: what would make you say no to this?

    Startups

  • The neophyte coach ran the same three plays for a month until the team could execute them half asleep.

    Basketball

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