novice:
(plural: ‘novices‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘o’ rhymes with the letter ‘o’ in “pot”— for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
a computer novice, struggling to connect PC to mains
a beginner;
a person who is new, unfamiliar or inexperienced in his/her job, subject, field of interest or a situation (the word opposite in meaning: professional or expert);
a person who has joined a religion recently and has not yet been accepted as a full member because he/she has not yet taken the final vows,
a Buddhist novice being prepared
George is the latest novice in our gang; he isn’t given all the secrets of our activities and isn’t given special or hard tasks yet.
Most of our staff are novices who need more exposure and proper guidance before they are given any independent responsibilities.
All the novices into our religious group are required to take a short-term course before applying for membership.
