beginner

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /bɪˈɡɪnə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /bəˈɡɪnɚ/

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Noun

Singular beginner

Plural beginners

1. (countable) A beginner is someone who has just started something and has little or no experience.

   John is a beginner at football.

2. It can also be somebody who starts something off.

   The beginner of the Olympic Games lit the torch.

Related words

• begin