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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GREENHORN

Originally an animal with green (that is, young) horns.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GREENHORN

greenhorn  [ˈɡriːnˌhɔːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREENHORN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Greenhorn 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 GREENHORN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of greenhorn in the English dictionary

The definition of greenhorn in the dictionary is an inexperienced person, esp one who is extremely gullible. Other definition of greenhorn is a newcomer or immigrant.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GREENHORN


alpenhorn
ˈælpənˌhɔːn
alphorn
ˈælpˌhɔːn
bighorn
ˈbɪɡˌhɔːn
buckhorn
ˈbʌkˌhɔːn
bullhorn
ˈbʊlˌhɔːn
flugelhorn
ˈfluːɡəlˌhɔːn
foghorn
ˈfɒɡˌhɔːn
hartshorn
ˈhɑːtsˌhɔːn
inkhorn
ˈɪŋkˌhɔːn
leghorn
ˈlɛɡˌhɔːn
longhorn
ˈlɒŋˌhɔːn
Matterhorn
ˈmætəˌhɔːn
pronghorn
ˈprɒŋˌhɔːn
saxhorn
ˈsæksˌhɔːn
shoehorn
ˈʃuːˌhɔːn
shorthorn
ˈʃɔːtˌhɔːn
Strayhorn
ˈstreɪˌhɔːn
tinhorn
ˈtɪnˌhɔːn
waldhorn
ˈwɔːldˌhɔːn
Weisshorn
ˈvaɪsˌhɔːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREENHORN

greenfinch
greenflies
greenfly
greengage
Greengrass
greengrocer
greengrocery
Greenham Common
greenhand
greenhead
greenheart
greenhouse
greenhouse effect
greenhouse gas
greenhouse gas emissions
greenhouse warming
greenie
greening
greenish
greenishness

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREENHORN

blackthorn
buckthorn
English horn
firethorn
French horn
hawthorn
horn
hunting horn
lanthorn
Little Bighorn
post horn
powder horn
rhino horn
sea buckthorn
shorn
stockhorn
Texas longhorn
thorn
Wetterhorn
whitethorn

Synonyms and antonyms of greenhorn in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GREENHORN»

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

Translation of «greenhorn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREENHORN

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

Translator English - Chinese

新手
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

novato
570 millions of speakers

English

greenhorn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नौसिखिए
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وغر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

салага
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

novato
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নবযুবক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jeunot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Greenhorn
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Neuling
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

新参
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

미숙 한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Greenhorn
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dể lừa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

greenhorn
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रीनहॉर्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

acemi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pivello
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żółtodziób
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

салага
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ageamiu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ατζαμής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

groentjie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gröngöling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

greenhorn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of greenhorn

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREENHORN»

The term «greenhorn» is regularly used and occupies the 70.205 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREENHORN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «greenhorn» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «greenhorn» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREENHORN»

Discover the use of greenhorn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to greenhorn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Greenhorn
"A young Holocaust survivor arrives in 1946 at a New York yeshiva where he will study and live.
Anna Olswanger, 2012
2
Passing Places: A Road Movie for the Stage
Alex and Brian are a pair of smalltown boys going nowhere, who get out the only way they know how - doing a runner with a prized surfboard owned by Alex's psychopathic boss.
Stephen Greenhorn, 1998
3
Pueblo, Hardscrabble, Greenhorn: Society on the High Plains, ...
Pueblo, Hardscrabble, and Greenhorn were among the very first white settlements in Colorado.
Janet Lecompte, 1980
4
City Life
"A volume for everybody: Being a mirror of fashion, a picture of poverty, and a startling revelation of the secret crimes of great cities." Reprint of the crime novel originally published in 1849.
Greenhorn, 2013
5
U-Bet: A Greenhorn in Old Montana
John Barrows recalls his early career as a cowboy for the DHS outfit in the 1880s in U-bet, often overlooked since its original publication in 1934 but regarded by the cognoscenti as a classic to rival Andy Adam's Log of a Cowboy.
John R. Barrows, 1990
6
Gilt
Sometimes funny, sometimes touching, Gilt asks some serious questions about money and love - and the price you can pay for both.
Stephen Greenhorn, Isabel Wright, Rona Munro, 2003
7
Miss Greenhorn
When Christy came to Arizona for the summer he didn't bank on being sedu ed by arrogant ranch owner, ate Lang.
Diana Palmer, 2009
8
Greenhorn's hunt
Young Dick Havenell accompanies Littlebury Jennings, a veteran trapper and mountain man, on an expedition into the west.
Clifford MacClellan Sublette, 1934
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From Immigrant to Inventor
II THE HARDSHIPS OF A GREENHORN My first night under the Stars and Stripes was spent in Castle Garden. It was a glorious night, I thought ; no howling of the gales, no crashing of the waves, and no tumbling motion of the world beneath ...
Michael Pupin, 2007
10
Journal of Brian Doyle: A Greenhorn on an Alaskan Whaling ...
In 1874, Brian Doyle records in his diary how he ran away from his home in San Francisco, joined the crew of a whaling ship, and endured storms, hostile shipmates, and being stranded in the Arctic.
Jim Murphy, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREENHORN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term greenhorn is used in the context of the following news items.
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Daylily show is Sunday at Kingwood Center Gardens
He is a member of the Mansfield Men's Garden Club and was editor of the club newsletter (The Greenhorn) for 21 years. He resides in Ontario ... «Mansfield News Journal, Jul 15»
2
Sierra roadwork for July 13-18
State Route 174 (Nevada County) from Orchard Springs to the Greenhorn Access Road: Motorists can expect one way traffic controls from 8:30 ... «The Union of Grass Valley, Jul 15»
3
John Day?s Chinese Heritage
On the grounds are the 1865 cabin of pioneer writer Joaquin Miller and the former jail of the mining ghost town of Greenhorn. North a short ... «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»
4
Wait, Did the Westboro Baptist Church Cameo in the Batman v …
Whether you're an obsessive geek like myself, just a fan of the movies, or a total comic book greenhorn, one thing sticks out in this trailer — the ... «Mediaite, Jul 15»
5
Nandan & Rohini Nilekani's 'world of good': How they are working …
A loss was inevitable, although the political greenhorn didn't see it coming. "I am not used to losing. It is as simple as that... I was traumatised for ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
6
Greenhorn Creek hosts Golf Channel amateur tour tournament
“We are excited to have the Golf Channel Am Tour here at Greenhorn Creek to test a fun, yet challenging layout in the foothills of the Gold ... «Calaveras Enterprise, Jul 15»
7
Greenhorn Creek Men's Club Results for Wednesday July 7th
Greenhorn Creek Resort is located in Angels Camp, CA, the basecamp of the beautiful Central Sierra. The resort property, situated at 1,500 feet ... «Pine Tree, Jul 15»
8
Star Wars Episode 9 May Have Found Its Director
While the move might have been seen as a scheme by Universal to save money in hiring a greenhorn director to perform perfunctory filming ... «Cinema Blend, Jul 15»
9
Eagle Ridge Resort near Galena a scenic, active destination
Though the horses were a mellow group and used to greenhorn trail rides, Harper had to calm them down after birds flew out of a tree and ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
10
Caribbean tourism feels winds of change from Cuba
... and "might have been lulled into believing that Cuba is a greenhorn at tourism, will be surprised at how sophisticated and effective the Cuban ... «Bradenton Herald, Jul 15»

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