Definitions for rookie
ˈrʊk irook·ie

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. cub, greenhorn, rookie(noun)

   an awkward and inexperienced youth

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1. rookie(Noun)

   An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces.

   Etymology: From recruit and -ie, thought to be an alteration of recruit, another reasonable origin is broekie (short for broekvent), a common term for a shipmate.

2. rookie(Noun)

   A novice.

   Etymology: From recruit and -ie, thought to be an alteration of recruit, another reasonable origin is broekie (short for broekvent), a common term for a shipmate.

3. 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.

   Etymology: From recruit and -ie, thought to be an alteration of recruit, another reasonable origin is broekie (short for broekvent), a common term for a shipmate.

4. rookie(Noun)

   A type of firecracker, used by farmers to scare rooks.

   Etymology: From recruit and -ie, thought to be an alteration of recruit, another reasonable origin is broekie (short for broekvent), a common term for a shipmate.

5. rookie(Adjective)

   non-professional; amateur

   The game was going well until I made that rookie mistake.

   Etymology: From recruit and -ie, thought to be an alteration of recruit, another reasonable origin is broekie (short for broekvent), a common term for a shipmate.

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1. Rookie

   A rookie is a person in his or her first year of a sport, or someone who is new to a profession, training or activity such as a rookie cop, rookie pilot, a recruit, or occasionally a freshman.

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How to pronounce rookie?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rookie in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rookie in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of rookie in a Sentence

1. Mick Schumacher:

   I'm pleased that I caught up -- it didn't occur to me at first that I was best rookie! after yesterday's qualifying and my grid position, I'm really satisfied.

2. Mark Buehrle:

   If it's a rookie pitching or a guy that's been around for a while, we've got that feel of whose butt are we going to kick today, that's a good feeling. We haven't had that the couple of years I've been here.

3. Rookie Daniel Berger:

   I kind of knew that no one was really going to run away with it just because it's playing so tough. So I tried to give Rookie Daniel Berger as many opportunities for birdie as I could.

4. Doug Quinn:

   We all have so many rookie mistakes, it’s all about how you clean up your mess, once you’ve made it, but it can be a forgiving business if you treat your customers right.

5. Frederic Vasseur:

   Kevin has performed very well in his return to Formula One and Jolyon is approaching his rookie season in a clear and methodical manner, it’s true that Jolyon had a couple of races where he didn’t deliver as he wanted, equally this is natural in a driver’s first season; he’s learning and making strong progress.

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