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Apprentice is the beginner - the first years you work in a craft in the European sense you are an apprentice. That takes 3 or 4 years. Then you are a journeyman. You can go from one master to another and learn other tricks and other secrets.
Josef Albers

Meaning of "beginner" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BEGINNER

beginner  [bɪˈɡɪnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEGINNER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Beginner is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BEGINNER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of beginner in the English dictionary

The definition of beginner in the dictionary is a person who has just started to do or learn something; novice.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEGINNER


aginner
əˈɡɪnə
ana
ˈeɪnə
bargainer
ˈbɑːɡɪnə
Carolina
ˌkærəˈlaɪnə
china
ˈtʃaɪnə
container
kənˈteɪnə
Dana
ˈdeɪnə
designer
dɪˈzaɪnə
dinner
ˈdɪnə
Freightliner
ˈfreɪtˌlaɪnə
furshlugginer
ˌfɜːˈʃlʌɡɪnə
inner
ˈɪnə
Kitchener
ˈkɪtʃɪnə
mina
ˈmaɪnə
minor
ˈmaɪnə
rana
ˈreɪnə
Regina
rɪˈdʒaɪnə
spinner
ˈspɪnə
trainer
ˈtreɪnə
winner
ˈwɪnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEGINNER

beggary
begged
begging
begging bowl
begging letter
beggingly
Beghard
begift
begild
begin
beginning
beginningless
beginnings
begird
begirdle
begirt
beglad
beglamour
beglerbeg
begloom

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEGINNER

a dog´s dinner
award-winner
banner
breadwinner
candlelight dinner
Christmas dinner
do like a dinner
finner
ginner
grinner
like a dog´s dinner
medal-winner
money-spinner
pinner
potluck dinner
prizewinner
salad spinner
sinner
skinner
thinner
TV dinner

Synonyms and antonyms of beginner in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BEGINNER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «beginner» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of beginner

Translation of «beginner» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEGINNER

Find out the translation of beginner to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of beginner from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «beginner» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

初学者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

principiante
570 millions of speakers

English

beginner
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शुरुआत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُبْتَدِئ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

новичок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

iniciante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিক্ষানবিস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

débutant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemula
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Anfänger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

初心者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

초보자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pamula
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người mới học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொடக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नवशिक्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

acemi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

principiante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

początkujący
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

початківець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

începător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρχάριος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beginner
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nybörjare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nybegynner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of beginner

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEGINNER»

The term «beginner» is very widely used and occupies the 10.637 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEGINNER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about beginner

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10 QUOTES WITH «BEGINNER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word beginner.
1
Josef Albers
Apprentice is the beginner - the first years you work in a craft in the European sense you are an apprentice. That takes 3 or 4 years. Then you are a journeyman. You can go from one master to another and learn other tricks and other secrets.
2
Robin G. Collingwood
A man ceases to be a beginner in any given science and becomes a master in that science when he has learned that he is going to be a beginner all his life.
3
Henry Ian Cusick
I swim. I do a little bit of surfing. I would say I'm a beginner at surfing. I run. I cycle. I play a little bit of soccer.
4
Howard Hawks
If you want to make pictures and enjoy making them, you better go out and make something that a lot of people want to see. And then they'll turn you lose and let you make what you want. And then maybe you can do some of the things that you want to do. But as a beginner, you haven't got a chance.
5
Mariel Hemingway
Starting out in a beginner class and really understanding the fundamentals of yoga is really important.
6
Kimberly Willis Holt
Write every day. Make writing a part of your life, but also don't be afraid of learning from others because I think you can. I still try to think of myself as a beginner because that way I can keep on learning.
7
Melanie Klein
One of the many interesting and surprising experiences of the beginner in child analysis is to find in even very young children a capacity for insight which is often far greater than that of adults.
8
Helen Wills Moody
I can remember when, as a beginner, I was delighted with any ball as long as it would bounce.
9
Jamie Muir
I was a beginner again. I practiced hard and used to listen very closely to recordings of American jazz drummers such as Tony Williams and Kenny Clarke.
10
Meshell Ndegeocello
I'm always tryin' to do something new, tryin' to look like a beginner.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEGINNER»

Discover the use of beginner in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to beginner and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
It’s a book to come back to time and time again as an inspiration to practice, and it is now available to a new generation of seekers in this fortieth anniversary edition, with a new afterword by Shunryu Suzuki’s biographer, David ...
Shunryu Suzuki, 2010
2
A Beginner’s Book of TEX
Digital typesetting consists in darkening the appropriate pixels (tiny squares) of this mesh, in patterns corresponding to each character and symbol of the text being set.
Raymond Seroul, Silvio Levy, Silvio Vieira Ferreira Levy, 1991
3
PHP Reference: Beginner to Intermediate PHP5
This book includes numerous additional tips, the basics of PHP, MySQL query examples, regular expressions syntax, and two indexes to help you find information faster: a common language index and a function index.
Mario Lurig, 2008
4
Drums for the Absolute Beginner
This book teaches the complete novice everything they need to know to start playing drums right away.
Pete Sweeney, 2004
5
Keyboard for the Absolute Beginner: Absolutely Everything ...
Michael Rodman's humorous, encouraging style will motivate even the most casual hobbyist to learn.
Michael Rodman, 2004
6
Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner, Third Edition
If you are new to programming with Python and are looking for a solid introduction, this is the book for you.
Michael Dawson, 2010
7
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Programming
This book teaches you everything you need to know to understand computer programming at a fundamental level. You will learn what the major programming langauiges are, how they work, and what to do.
Greg M. Perry, 2002
8
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Networking
• •Teaches the strategies of networking, whether connecting two computers or two hundred. •Demystifies the technology behind different types of networks, operating systems, hardware components, and protocols. •Provides readers with ...
Joseph W. Habraken, 2003
9
The Big Purple Book of Beginner Books
Collects six beginner stories, including "A Fish Out of Water," about a young boy overfeeding his pet fish.
P. D. Eastman, Helen Palmer, Michael Frith, 2012
10
Beginner's Norwegian
Tips on how to study Norwegian and the rudiments of pronunciation provide learners with the basic tools for self-instruction.
Laura Žiūkaitė-Hansen, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEGINNER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term beginner is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Andre De Grasse: From beginner to winner in just three years
Andre De Grasse took up sprinting only a few years ago. But he heads into the Pan Am Games as one of the world's fastest men. Charlie Gillis. «Macleans.ca, Jul 15»
2
Beginner's guide to couponing
Coupon swaps: These free gatherings are a great way to meet other couponers with different levels of experience: beginner, intermediate and ... «The Killeen Daily Herald, Jul 15»
3
Beginner's Guide
Regulars to DrugWarRant tend to be so well informed about the drug war and drug policy reform that it can be difficult to know where to start ... «Drug WarRant, Jul 15»
4
The beginner's guide to investing in the stock market
Yeo Kun Yu, assistant manager, trading and investment services at Baiduri Capital speaking to The Brunei Times as Peng Eng Soon, the firm's ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
5
Running with Apple Watch, a beginner's guide
If you bought an Apple Watch hoping it would help you get fit, but you haven't been on your first run yet, maybe you need of a little more ... «Cult of Mac, Jul 15»
6
The beginner's guide to hiking the Drakensberg
Where the earth rises sharply to cliffs that resemble the spine of a dragon is where the Drakensberg comes into its full glory, overshadowing its ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
7
A beginner's guide to a Super Rugby final
The die-hard Hurricanes fans sat through the regular season cheering on their side as they powered towards the Super rugby finals. They were ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
8
A Beginner's Guide to Rona, the latest 'Vainglory' Hero
We've been playing many a game with her since the update and have a few beginner tips to help succeed. Classified as a berserker, Rona is ... «Touch Arcade, Jul 15»
9
Vauxhall OnStar: a beginner's guide
What does OnStar do? Our FAQ guide to the new connected car service from Vauxhall and General Motors. Vauxhall, alongside its parent ... «CarBuyer, Jul 15»
10
Does beginner's luck really exist or is it all in our heads?
Beginner's luck is more than just luck - it's the idea that there's actually some sort of tangible advantage to being a rookie, that you won because ... «Newsworks.org, Jul 15»

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