Word

initiate, n.
(initiates)

people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
<noun.group>

enlightened initiate

sample sentences

"it is very familiar to the initiate"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

initiate learned person pundit savant

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

student, scholar, scholarly person, bookman

hyponym

someone new to a field or activity
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

beginner initiate novice tiro tyro

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

unskilled person

hyponym

abecedarian apprentice, learner, prentice rookie, cub, greenhorn landlubber, lubber, landsman newcomer, fledgling, freshman, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, newbie, entrant tenderfoot trainee