novice

IPA: nˈɑvʌs

A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.
(religion) A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation.

Examples of "novice" in Sentences

The political novice is giving up his day job at Saint Giuseppe's Heavenly Pizza to come to Washington.
Danny makes a good point IMO that the first piece of advice to a novice is to first focus on the user experience, and not on advanced SEO tactics.
In the late 1930s and 1940s, Dorothy Snell, as she was then known, competed and won medals at the national level in novice, junior and senior competitions.
I have PM'd jslay, who as a novice is being cagey about her location, her e mail, and other elements of her profile, notifying her of my son's family in San Antonio, TX who would be happy to have her help in exchange for a room and a REASONABLE LIVING WAGE.