1. An awkward and inexperienced youth
   "The seasoned cowboys teased the rookie about his clumsy attempts to rope cattle";
   - cub, greenhorn [N. Amer]
    
2. Someone new to a field or activity
   "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period";
   - novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate

1. Lacking professional skill or expertise
   "a very rookie job";
   - amateurish, amateur, inexpert, unskilled

Derived forms: rookies

See also: unprofessional

Type of: unskilled person

Encyclopedia: Rookie