rookie team
a team of beginners with little experience
TRANSLATION
rookie = der Anfänger, der Neuling, der Rekrut rookie mistake [sport.] = der Anfängerfehler LEO
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"Red Bull will therefore run two Formula One teams from the start of the 2006 season onwards.
The second team will be positioned as a 'rookie' team and this and the current Red Bull Racing will operate independently of one another."
(BBC News - 10th September 2005)
Typical business phrase:
After getting the business, the consultants installed a rookie team to handle the case.
The second team will be positioned as a 'rookie' team and this and the current Red Bull Racing will operate independently of one another."
(BBC News - 10th September 2005)
Typical business phrase:
After getting the business, the consultants installed a rookie team to handle the case.
Did you
know?
rookie (colloquial US)
Origin: Perhaps alteration of recruit.
1.
a. An untrained or inexperienced recruit, as in the army or police.
b. An inexperienced person; a novice.
2. Sports. A first-year player, especially in a professional sport.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Synonyms
apprentice, amateur, beginner, boot, flunky, freshie, freshman, greenhorn, neophyte, newcomer, newie, novice, novitiate, probationer, pupil, rookie, starter, student, tenderfoot, tyro
Origin: Perhaps alteration of recruit.
1.
a. An untrained or inexperienced recruit, as in the army or police.
b. An inexperienced person; a novice.
2. Sports. A first-year player, especially in a professional sport.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Synonyms
apprentice, amateur, beginner, boot, flunky, freshie, freshman, greenhorn, neophyte, newcomer, newie, novice, novitiate, probationer, pupil, rookie, starter, student, tenderfoot, tyro
