beginner.
Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.
Meaning & usage
Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.
I'm new to learning Finnish: I'm just a beginner.
Someone who sets something in motion.
The beginner of the games lit the ceremonial torch.
An actor who is present on stage in the first moments of a play.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English begynner, equivalent to begin + -er. Cognate with West Frisian begjinner (“beginner”), Dutch beginner (“beginner”), Low German begünner (“beginner”), Danish nybegynder (“beginner, novice”, literally “new-beginner”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.