beginnerbe‧gin‧ner /bɪˈɡɪnə $ -ər/ ●●● W3 noun [countable] 
an absolute beginner2beginner’s luck unusual success that you have when you start something new
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Beginners need to ski on easier slopes.
- As a beginner, she needs quite a lot of encouragement.
- Japanese classes for beginners
- The tennis club welcomes beginners as well as more advanced players.
- Everyone was a beginner at one time.
- The instructor will guide the beginner through each stage of the form, pointing out pitfalls along the way.
- These are often vital for a beginner, because they give meaning to the tasks involved.
- They range from non-performing beginner groups to an auditioned jazz band that meets an hour before school starts.
- This possibility is worth suggesting to more experienced pilots, but, of course, is not suitable for a beginner.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is learning something
someone who is studying at a school, college, or university: · She's a student at Cornell University.· extra help for disabled students· He was accused of attacking a fellow student.· a farewell party for the overseas studentslaw/medical/engineering etc student: · Law students always have a lot of work to do.student nurse/teacher (=someone who is studying to be a nurse or a teacher): · What was the social life like when you were a student nurse?mature student British (=a student who is over the age of 25, and who has worked before coming to university or college): · We have a large number of mature students here, some with small children.
someone who is learning a skill while working in a company or organization: · The new class of trainees was highly motivated.· I started out as a trainee on the trading floor, earning around $25,000 a year.trainee accountant/reporter/salesman etc: · I got a job as a trainee reporter on the 'Daily Star'.· He spent three years as a trainee manager before getting his present position.
someone who has recently started to learn something: · Japanese classes for beginners· The tennis club welcomes beginners as well as more advanced players.· As a beginner, she needs quite a lot of encouragement.
someone who is learning all the skills that they need in order to do a job, especially a job that they do with their hands: · When I finish classes, I'm hoping to land a summer job as a chef's apprentice.apprentice electrician/bricklayer/hairdresser etc: · I worked as an apprentice electrician for 18 months.
someone who is learning a particular subject or skill, especially a foreign language and usually in a school: · A good teacher holds the learner's interest and stimulates them to find out more.slow/fast/quick learner: · James was a fast learner, and was soon better at tennis than his coach.· You're a quick learner! It took me ages to get the hang of it.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY an absolute beginnerCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an absolute beginner (=teaching different levels of a subject)· An advanced class might be available.
(=good luck that happens when you first try something)· He’d hit the center of the target. ‘Beginner’s luck, I guess,’ he said.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· This was an absolute godsend to beginners.· Comments: A most undemanding and very hardy plant, which can be grown by the absolute beginner with great success.· Many of our students are absolute beginners who are looking to expand their artistic interests.· Comments: Very easy plant to grow even for the absolute beginner.· Courses cater for all levels of diver from the absolute beginner up to those who want to fine tune their technique.· The colour is white, to denote an absolute beginner.· Clever paint tricks Because there's more patience than skill involved in stencilling, it's a great technique for absolute beginners.· This applies whether you are an absolute beginner or experienced sailor.
· For the complete beginner you can not go wrong with a boxed set of, say, 24 sticks.· As a complete beginner I did not know what to do.· By their very nature a complete beginner will find some of the drills rather difficult.· The classes are suitable for complete beginners.· Villa-Flotilla offers a course which teaches even complete beginners to skipper their own yachts.· Level 1 is for complete beginners, while level 5 covers competence some way above Higher Grade.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- A word of advice - don't sit for hours at the knitting machine, particularly if you are a comparative beginner.
- The fishing and fish-processing industry in North Shields is a comparative newcomer.
WORD FAMILYnounbeginnerbeginningverbbegin
1someone who has just started to do or learn something: an absolute beginner2beginner’s luck unusual success that you have when you start something new