greenhorn
IPA: grˈinhɝn
noun
- (chiefly US) An inexperienced person; a novice, beginner or newcomer.
- (chiefly Massachusetts, ethnic slur, offensive) A Portuguese person.
- A census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States.
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Examples of "greenhorn" in Sentences
- Sorry for being such a greenhorn.
- That's pretty good work for a greenhorn.
- Greenhorn is slang for an inexperienced person.
- Goebbels would be a greenhorn here, shame on you.
- Also a genuine question from a relative greenhorn.
- To a rash greenhorn like me in particular, I mean.
- Billy Greenhorn is the pseudonym of the poet Bob Snyder.
- It was the greenhorn who verified Booker's final three wins.
- The greenhorns started to feel fatigued after only one night.
- The Greenhorn Mountains contain a variety of flora and fauna.
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