beginner: Meaning and Definition of

be•gin•ner

Pronunciation: (bi-gin'ur), [key]
— n.
  1. a person or thing that begins.
  2. a person who has begun a course of instruction or is learning the fundamentals: swimming for beginners.
  3. a person who is inexperienced; novice.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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