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initiate: people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"; someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field; take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"; accept young people into society, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"

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instate collapse

alphabetarian collapse

debutant collapse

inductee collapse: a person inducted into an organization; "Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth were 1936 inductees in the National Baseball Hall of Fame"

learner collapse: someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs

tyro collapse

practiced collapse: skillful after much practice

lead off collapse: teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"

raw recruit collapse: an inexperienced and untrained recruit

activate collapse: make active or more active; "activate an old file"; make (substances) radioactive; aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter; make more adsorptive; "activate a metal"

christen collapse

card carrier collapse

skilled collapse: having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade"

freshman collapse: a first-year undergraduate; used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college); "a freshman senator"; "freshman year in high school or college"

lead the way collapse

commence collapse

break ground collapse

trained collapse: shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form; "a trained mind"; "trained pigeons"; "well-trained servants"; having acquired necessary skills by e.g. undergoing a course of study; "a trained nurse"; "a trained voice"; "trained manpower"; "psychologically trained workers"

conversant collapse

begin collapse: Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992); set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"; begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began; begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"; achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative; "This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation"; "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war"; begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade"; have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"; have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"; have a beginning, of a temporal event; "WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month"; be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series; "The number `one' begins the sequence"; "A terrible murder begins the novel"; "The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester"

entrant collapse: a commodity that enters competition with established merchandise; "a well publicized entrant is the pocket computer"; one who enters a competition; someone who enters; "new entrants to the country must go though immigration procedures"

insider collapse: an officer of a corporation or others who have access to private information about the corporation's operations

break the ice collapse

coached collapse

rookie collapse

postulant collapse: one submitting a request or application especially one seeking admission into a religious order

usher in collapse

committeeman collapse: a man who is a member of committee

cardholder collapse: a player who holds a card or cards in a card game; a person who holds a credit card or debit card

novice collapse: someone new to a field or activity

induct collapse: introduce or initiate; "The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession"; place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"; admit as a member; "We were inducted into the honor society"

technical collapse: a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it; (of production of chemicals) made for commercial purposes especially on a large scale; "technical (or commercial) sulfuric acid"; resulting from or dependent on market factors rather than fundamental economic considerations; "analysts content that the stock market is due for a technical rally"; "the fall is only a technical correction"; characterizing or showing skill in or specialized knowledge of applied arts and sciences; "a technical problem"; "highly technical matters hardly suitable for the general public"; "a technical report"; "producing the A-bomb was a challenge to the technical people of this country"; "technical training"; "technical language"; of or relating to technique; "technical innovation in recent novels"; "technical details"; of or relating to proficiency in a practical skill; "no amount of technical skill and craftsmanship can take the place of vital interest"- John Dewey; of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles; "technical college"; "technological development"

spearhead collapse: the head and sharpened point of a spear; the leading military unit in an attack; someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.); be the leader of; "She spearheaded the effort to find a cure for the disease"

newcomer collapse: any new participant in some activity; a recent arrival; "he's a newcomer to Boston"

joiner collapse: a woodworker whose work involves making things by joining pieces of wood; a person who likes to join groups

embark collapse: set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career"; go on board

neophyte collapse: a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously

probationer collapse: someone released on probation or on parole; a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period

primed collapse

tenderfoot collapse: an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living)

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