beginner
/bɪˈɡɪnə/bih-GIH-nur
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/bɪˈɡɪnɚ/bih-GIH-nur
Meaningone who begins
Common meaning: someone new to something
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- beginnto startSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 57 · scan
- eragent ending: one who
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from begin + -er.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), BEGIN, p.57 · scan
Source words
- beginnan Old English · source word “to start”
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