rookie

An untrained or inexperienced recruit, as in the army or police.

An inexperienced person; a novice.

A first-year player, especially in a professional sport.

A recruit.

An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces.

A novice.

An athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players.

A type of firecracker, used by farmers to scare rooks.

non-professional; amateur