Meaning

1 senses

  1. Non-professional; amateur

    The game was going well until I made that rookie mistake.

    the rookiest of rookie mistakes

Examples

28 sentences

  1. Tom is a rookie.

    Том — новачок. — deniko

    ruТом - новобранец. — shanghainese

    deTom ist ein Einsteiger. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. I'm still a rookie.

    Я все ще новачок. — deniko

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  3. I made a rookie mistake.

    Я зробив дитячу помилку. — deniko

    ruЯ совершил ошибку новичка. — odexed

    deIch habe einen Anfängerfehler gemacht. — Espi

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  4. I'm a rookie.

    Я новак. — shanghainese

    ruЯ новобранец. — sharptoothed

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  5. I know Tom is a rookie.

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

Thought to be an alteration of recruit + -ie, or from rook (“a cheat”) + -ie. Another poss

Thought to be an alteration of recruit + -ie, or from rook (“a cheat”) + -ie. Another possible origin is Dutch broekie (short for broekvent (“a boy still in short trousers”)), a common term for a shipmate. Also suggested is Irish rúca (“an inexperienced person”).

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Forms

rookier, rookiest
Comparativerookier Lesson
Superlativerookiest Lesson

irregular

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
rooferrooftoprookroomA1

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