| Main Entry: | starter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beginner |
Synonyms: |
initiator, innovator, inventor, opener, originator, pioneer |
Antonyms: |
adherent, follower, successor |
| Main Entry: | apprentice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | novice/learner of a trade |
Synonyms: |
amateur, beginner, flunky, greenhorn, heel, neophyte, new kid on block, newcomer, novitiate, probationer, pupil, rook, rookie*, starter, student, tenderfoot, tyro |
Antonyms: |
mentor, teacher |
| Main Entry: | beginner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person unskilled in something |
Synonyms: |
abecedarian, amateur, apprentice, buckwheater, catechumen, colt, fish*, fledgling, greenhorn, greenie, initiate, learner, neophyte, new kid on the block, new person, newcomer, novice, novitiate, probationer, recruit, starter, student, tenderfoot, trainee, tyro |
Antonyms: |
expert, old hand, professional, veteran |
| Main Entry: | hors d'oeuvre |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | appetizer |
Synonyms: |
antipasto, aperitif, canape, cocktail, dip, finger food, finger sandwich, munchies, sample, starter |
| Notes: | antipasto and hors d'oeuvre are different terms - first Italian, second French - for the same thing, appetizers or starters |
| Main Entry: | incipient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | developing |
Synonyms: |
basic, beginning, commencing, elementary, embryonic, fundamental, inceptive, inchoate, initial, initiative, initiatory, introductory, nascent, originating, start |
Antonyms: |
developed, grown, mature |
| Main Entry: | novice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person just learning something |
Synonyms: |
amateur, apprentice, beginner, colt, convert*, cub, first of May, fledgling, greenhorn, gremlin, know from nothing, learner, mark*, neophyte, new kid on the block, newcomer, novitiate, plebe, postulant, prentice, probationer, proselyte, punk*, pupil, recruit, rookie, starter, student, tenderfoot, trainee |
Antonyms: |
expert, professional |
| Main Entry: | trainee |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beginner |
Synonyms: |
abecedarian, amateur, apprentice, buckwheater, cadet, colt, greenhorn, learner, neophyte, new kid on the block, newcomer, novice, novitiate, pupil, recruit, rookie, starter, student, tenderfoot, tyro |
| Main Entry: | tyro |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beginner |
Synonyms: |
abecedarian, amateur, apprentice, buckwheater, cadet, colt, greenhorn, learner, neophyte, new kid on the block, newcomer, novice, novitiate, pupil, recruit, rookie, starter, student, tenderfoot, trainee |
| Main Entry: | hors d'oeuvre |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | appetizer |
Synonyms: |
antepast, antipasto, aperitif, canapé, crostato, crudités, finger food, finger sandwich, foretaste, nibbles, sample, snack, starter, tidbit, whet |
| Main Entry: | first string |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group of starting players |
Synonyms: |
first team, starters, varsity |