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  • Rookie — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Rookie es un término de origen anglosajón que describe a la persona que se encuentra en su primer año como profesional en su deporte y tiene poca o ninguna experiencia profesional. Se trata de una palabra muy… …   Wikipedia Español

  • rookie — rook‧ie [ˈrʊki] noun [countable] JOBS someone who has just started doing a job and has little experience * * * rookie UK US /ˈrʊki/ noun [C] INFORMAL ► a person who is new to an organization or an activity and does not have much experience: »All… …   Financial and business terms

  • rookie — 1892, raw recruit, originally in Kipling s Barrack Room Ballads, perhaps from RECRUIT (Cf. recruit), influenced by ROOK (Cf. rook) (1) in its secondary sense, suggesting easy to cheat …   Etymology dictionary

  • rookie — [n] novice amateur, apprentice, beginner, colt*, cub*, fledgling, freshman/woman, greenhorn, neophyte, newcomer, new kid on the block*, tenderfoot*, trainee; concepts 348,350,423 …   New thesaurus

  • rookie — ► NOUN informal ▪ a new recruit or member, especially in the army or police or a sports team; a novice. ORIGIN perhaps an alteration of RECRUIT(Cf. ↑recruitment) …   English terms dictionary

  • rookie — [rook′ē] n. [altered < ? RECRUIT] 1. Slang an inexperienced recruit in the army or on a police force ☆ 2. Sports a first year or first time player in a particular league, event, etc. 3. Informal any beginner or novice …   English World dictionary

  • Rookie — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Rookie (homonymie). Le trophée Calder, trophée du Rookie of the Year de la NHL. Rookie, anglicisme lexical, ou Recrue au Canada …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Rookie — Ein Rookie (englisch: „Neuling, Anfänger, Frischling“) ist ein im Profisport unerfahrener Sportler. Der Begriff wird u.a. im US Sport (Basketball[1], Eishockey[2], American Football[3], Baseball[4], Soccer[5]) benutzt. Dort werden hoffnungsvolle… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rookie — For the Walt Disney Pictures film about Jim Morris, see The Rookie (2002 movie). For the earlier, unrelated Clint Eastwood film, see The Rookie (1990 movie). For the professional poker player, see Brian Rookie Wilson. Rookie is a term for a… …   Wikipedia

  • rookie — [[t]r ʊki[/t]] rookies 1) N COUNT: oft N n A rookie is someone who has just started doing a job and does not have much experience, especially someone who has just joined the army or police force. [mainly AM, INFORMAL] I don t want to have another …   English dictionary

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