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• n  someone new to a field or activity
• n  a person who founds or establishes some institution

• Two days after a seemingly innocent fall on a beginner ski slope, the actress died in a New York City hospital.
• Take the paradoxical state that Buddhists seek to achieve, what they call sho-shin, or "beginner's mind.
• There are even lessons in cultural sensitivity and a beginner's guide to art and religion.

• novice
• tyro
• tiro
• initiate
• founder
• founding father
• father

News & Articles

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• Tutus and Tiaras Summer Dance Camp and Summer Intensive Workshop coming up.
  Whether it’s beginner ballerinas or more advanced dancers, the Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre has a program for you. Tutus and...
  June 12, 2013 - WHNT-TV Huntsville
• S1-Tuesday Beginner Tennis Class 5-7yr
  Beginner Tennis Classes for ages 5-7
  June 11, 2013 - WPXI Pittsburgh
• Denair library offers beginner yoga classes
  Activate your mind and body through learning beginner yoga at the Denair library Thursdays in June and July at 5 p.m.
  June 11, 2013 - Modesto Bee

Quotes

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• Lauren Bacall in BBC News
  She's not a legend. She's a beginner...... she can't be a legend at whatever age she is,Bacall told GMTV.
• Mani Ratnam in india-server.com
  He adds "I am not worried about the craze and expectations from others. I just want to get the film right and do as good as I can. I feel as pressurized as a beginner before every release."
• Jim Bradley in Toronto Star
  We are taking decisive steps to improve standards for beginner driver education programs, so parents can be confident that when they choose a driving school, their children will learn to drive safely and correctly,Bradley said in a statement.