Definitions

probationer

[proh-bey-shuh-ner] / proʊˈbeɪ ʃə nər /

NOUN

amateur

Synonyms

STRONG

abecedarian apprentice aspirant beginner dabbler dilettante greenhorn ham hopeful layperson learner neophyte novice putterer recruit tenderfoot tyro

WEAK

Sunday driver bush leaguer nonprofessional

Antonyms

STRONG

expert professional

NOUN

apprentice

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pupil

STRONG

amateur beginner flunky greenhorn heel neophyte newcomer novitiate rook rookie starter student tenderfoot tyro

WEAK

new kid on block squire

Antonyms

STRONG

expert professional

WEAK

mentor teacher

NOUN

beginner

Synonyms

STRONGEST

learner neophyte newcomer novice

STRONG

abecedarian amateur apprentice catechumen colt fish fledgling greenhorn initiate novitiate recruit starter student tenderfoot trainee tyro

WEAK

buckwheater greenie new kid on the block new person

Antonyms

STRONG

expert professional teacher

WEAK

old hand veteran

NOUN

entrant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aspirant competitor contestant entry newcomer participant

STRONG

beginner candidate convert initiate neophyte novice petitioner player rival solicitor tenderfoot

WEAK

incomer new member

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fan spectator

STRONG

expert professional

NOUN

learner

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beginner pupil trainee

STRONG

abecedarian apprentice bookworm catechumen disciple initiate neophyte novice scholar student

Antonyms

STRONG

teacher

WEAK

ignoramus

NOUN

novice

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beginner learner neophyte newcomer pupil trainee

STRONG

amateur apprentice colt convert cub fledgling greenhorn gremlin mark novitiate plebe postulant prentice proselyte punk recruit rookie starter student tenderfoot

WEAK

first of May know from nothing new kid on the block

Antonyms

STRONG

expert professional teacher

NOUN

novitiate

Synonyms

STRONG

abecedarian amateur apprentice catechumen colt fish fledgling freshman greenhorn initiate learner neophyte newcomer novice recruit starter student tenderfoot trainee tyro

WEAK

buckwheater greenie new kid on the block new person

Antonyms

STRONG

expert professional teacher

NOUN

smatterer

Synonyms

WEAK

Sunday driver abecedarian apprentice aspirant beginner bush leaguer dabbler dilettante greenhorn ham hopeful layperson learner neophyte nonprofessional novice putterer recruit tenderfoot tyro uninitiate

NOUN

uninitiate

Synonyms

STRONG

abecedarian apprentice aspirant beginner dabbler dilettante greenhorn ham hopeful layperson learner neophyte novice putterer recruit tenderfoot tyro

WEAK

Sunday driver bush leaguer nonprofessional smatterer

Antonyms

STRONG

expert professional

Example Sentences

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Fiona Ryan, defending, said Ferrow was a former police Probationer of the Year, who had won police commendations in 2016 and 2019.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2021

The Probationer had seventeen dollars and eleven cents.

From Love Stories by Rinehart, Mary Roberts

The Probationer folded the money together and held it out.

From Love Stories by Rinehart, Mary Roberts

It was taking the Probationer quite a time to realise her own total lack of significance in all this.

From Love Stories by Rinehart, Mary Roberts

"Either a fool or very, very wise," replied the Probationer.

From Love Stories by Rinehart, Mary Roberts

probationer

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