Associations to the word «Rookie»

Wiktionary

ROOKIE, noun. An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces.
ROOKIE, noun. A novice.
ROOKIE, noun. An athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players.
ROOKIE, noun. (British) A type of firecracker, used by farmers to scare rooks.
ROOKIE, adjective. Non-professional; amateur

Dictionary definition

ROOKIE, noun. An awkward and inexperienced youth.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley