Noun: greenhorn 'green,horn
Usage: N. Amer
Usage: N. Amer
- An awkward and inexperienced youth
"The seasoned cowboys teased the greenhorn about his clumsy attempts to rope cattle";
- cub, rookie [informal]
Derived forms: greenhorns
Type of: beginner, initiate, novice, rookie [informal], tiro, tyro
Encyclopedia: Greenhorn, Or