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{
"term": "rookie",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a person who has just started a job or an activity and has very little experience",
"labels": "(especially North American English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The transition from rookie to fighter pilot starts with selection day."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a member of a sports team in his or her first full year of playing that sport",
"labels": "(North American English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Derek Jeter was voted American League Rookie of the Year in 1996."
},
{
"text": "a rookie quarterback"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈrʊki/",
"audio": "ro/rookie/rookie__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈrʊki/",
"audio": "ro/rookie/rookie__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late 19th cent.: perhaps an alteration of recruit, influenced by rook ‘black bird’."
}