Neophyte

/nˈiːəʊfˌaɪt/

/ˈniəˌfaɪt/

[noun]

Neophyte

[NOUN]

any new participant in some activity

synonyms : entrant

a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist

synonyms : catechumen

a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously

Examples

1. as well as "lick my bum-hole, neophyte!"

2. It wasn't neophyte cops that came in and were interrogating us.

3. The morning of the consecration ceremony I arrive at the Ganesha Temple at 4:00 AM, and I find Dando, a neophyte priest, giggling with excitement, sporting a gigantic crash helmet with a radio receiver.

4. Is there something going on there about risk that regulators and kind of neophytes both dismiss?