beginner

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English begynner, equivalent to begin +‎ -er. Cognate with West Frisian begjinner (“beginner”), Dutch beginner (“beginner”), Low German begünner (“beginner”), Danish nybegynder (“beginner, novice”, literally “new-beginner”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɪˈɡɪnə/ (US) IPA(key): /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ === Noun === beginner (plural beginners) Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started. Someone who sets something in motion. (theater) An actor who is present on stage in the first moments of a play. ==== Synonyms ==== (recent starter): amateur, newbie See also Thesaurus:beginner ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “beginner”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “beginner”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === benigner, bergenin == Dutch == === Etymology === From beginnen +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈɣɪnər/ Hyphenation: be‧gin‧ner Rhymes: -ɪnər === Noun === beginner m (plural beginners, diminutive beginnertje n) someone who is just starting something, or has only recently started (similar to English) Hij kan goed schaken voor een beginner. ― He plays chess well for a beginner. ==== Derived terms ==== beginnerscursus