The greenhorn made a rookie mistake.
Source: tatoeba (12941506)
Greenhorn
//ˈɡɹiːnˌhɔːɹn//
Synonyms for "greenhorn" (151 found)
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Related words (75)
Noun(27 words)
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45 translations across 25 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- аджами́я noun (inexperienced person)
- нова́к noun (inexperienced person)
Catalan
1 entries- passerell noun (inexperienced person)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 初學者 /初学者 noun (inexperienced person)
- 新手 noun (inexperienced person)
- 生手 noun (inexperienced person)
- 菜鳥 /菜鸟 noun (inexperienced person)
Czech
1 entries- zelenáč noun (inexperienced person)
Danish
1 entries- grønskolling noun (inexperienced person)
Dutch
2 entries- melkmuil noun (inexperienced person)
- vlasbaard noun (inexperienced person)
Esperanto
1 entries- flavbekulo noun (inexperienced person)
Finnish
2 entries- keltanokka noun (inexperienced person)
- märkäkorva noun (inexperienced person)
French
4 entries- alburostre noun (inexperienced person)
- blanc-bec noun (inexperienced person)
- bleu noun (inexperienced person)
- béjaune noun (inexperienced person)
German
2 entries- Gelbschnabel noun (inexperienced person)
- Grünschnabel noun (inexperienced person)
Hungarian
1 entries- zöldfülű noun (inexperienced person)
Icelandic
1 entries- grænjaxl noun (inexperienced person)
Italian
1 entries- pivello noun (inexperienced person)
Japanese
3 entries- 初学者 noun (inexperienced person)
- 初心者 noun (inexperienced person)
- 青二才 noun (inexperienced person)
Māori
1 entries- tangata ihu hūpē noun (inexperienced person)
Norwegian
1 entries- grønnskolling noun (inexperienced person)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- ملازم noun (inexperienced person)
Polish
1 entries- żółtodziób noun (inexperienced person)
Portuguese
1 entries- café com leite noun (inexperienced person)
Romanian
1 entries- mucos noun (inexperienced person)
Russian
4 entries- зелёный noun (inexperienced person)
- молокосо́с noun (inexperienced person)
- новичо́к noun (inexperienced person)
- новоприбы́вший noun (inexperienced person)
Spanish
4 entries- aprendiz noun (inexperienced person)
- bisoño noun (inexperienced person)
- novato noun (inexperienced person)
- novicio noun (inexperienced person)
Swedish
1 entries- gröngöling noun (inexperienced person)
Tagalog
1 entries- singki noun (inexperienced person)
Turkish
1 entries- acemi çaylak noun (inexperienced person)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
She's no longer a greenhorn.
Source: tatoeba (12941508)
The powers of the Canadian voyageurs and hunters in the consumption of meat strike the greenhorn with wonder and astonishment; and are only equalled by the gastronomical capabilities exhibited by Indian dogs, both following the same plan in their epicurean gorgings.
Source: wiktionary
All you greenhorns who wanted to see Covenant up close...this is gonna be your lucky day.
Source: wiktionary
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