/ Dictionary / Index R rookie: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: rook•ie Pronunciation: (rook'ē), [key] — n. an athlete playing his or her first season as a member of a professional sports team: The rookie replaced the injured regular at first base. a raw recruit, as in the army or on a police force. a novice; tyro. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: rookie (Thesaurus) rookery rooky Related Content Daily Word Quiz: placid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language