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• n  a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously
• n  any new participant in some activity
• n  a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist

• It is a chance for the neophyte councilor to make her presence felt by pushing her environment agenda.
• Christopher is a neophyte at the game of backgammon and will require additional instruction.
• He cites unnamed "professional pilots" who claim the World Trade Center strikes could not have been carried out by neophyte fliers.

• newcomer
• fledgling
• fledgeling
• starter
• freshman
• newbie
• entrant
• catechumen

News & Articles

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• Savage and friends disappointed after Abilene City Council incumbent wins race
  The political neophyte kept his eyes glued to his iPad throughout the evening, hoping that each report from local news outlets would show Steve Savage with an edge over Pl. 6 incumbent Kellie Miller.
  June 16, 2013 - Abilene Reporter-News

Quotes

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• Orrin Hatch in Reuters
  I would rather have a battle hardened veteran at the helm who knows the shoals and whirlpools than a neophyte who has to wade into these churning waters for the first time,said Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah.
• Billy Beane in USA Today
  I think I view it as a fan. I view it with fresh eyes. For me, I'm a neophyte, I'm been following it the last few years,said Beane, whose baseball owner leads the group that operates San Jose's new Major League Soccer franchise. "The more...
• David Frum in Los Angeles Times
  How serious can [McCain] be,Frum wrote even before Palin appeared at the GOP convention, "if he would place such a neophyte second in line to the presidency?"