Beginner/Amateur Words

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Dilettante
- 1. A person who claims an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge.
- 2. A person with an amateur interest in the arts.
Fledgling

1. A young bird that has just fledged.

2. A person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped
Neophyte
- 1. A person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
- 2. A new convert to a religion.
Novitiate
- 1. The period or state of being a novice, esp. in a religious order.
- 2. A place housing religious novices.
Proselyte
- 1. A person who has converted from one opinion, religion, or party to another, esp. recently.
- 2. A Gentile convert to Judaism.
Tyro

A beginner or novice.