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greenhorn(noun) A newcomer, especially one who is unfamiliar with the ways of a place or group. Synonyms: novice, beginner, apprentice, naïf, learner, ingénue, tyro, newbie, neophyteUsage: I am a bit of a greenhorn in the kitchen, but I am a fast learner and expect to be cooking like a pro in no time.
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And while Bob Henderson plugged away to the east, and the heroes plugged away to the west, the greenhorns and rounders went up and staked Bonanza.
–Jack London, Revolution And Other Essays
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Greenhorn sentence examplesHe was no greenhorn, but what was he doing in the desert? Probably another greenhorn Pete had to pull out of a scrape.
Of course, even a greenhorn could follow the wagon tracks they would leave in the sand.
Maybe he wasn't a saddle bum, but only a greenhorn would think he could live off the barren land that surrounded them.
https://sentence.yourdictionary.com/greenhorn
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greenhorn
(noun) A newcomer, especially one who is unfamiliar with the ways of a place or group.
Synonyms: novice, beginner, apprentice, naïf, learner, ingénue, tyro, newbie, neophyte
Usage: I am a bit of a greenhorn in the kitchen, but I am a fast learner and expect to be cooking like a pro in no time.
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(noun) A newcomer, especially one who is unfamiliar with the ways of a place or group.
Synonyms: novice, beginner, apprentice, naïf, learner, ingénue, tyro, newbie, neophyte
Usage: I am a bit of a greenhorn in the kitchen, but I am a fast learner and expect to be cooking like a pro in no time.
I you stay a greenhorn for too long, you won't be around much longer.
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