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How to sign: someone new to a field or activity
Similiar / Same: beginner, tyro, tiro, novice
Categories: unskilled person
Within this category: abecedarian, apprentice, cub, landlubber, newcomer, tenderfoot, trainee
How to sign: someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
Similiar / Same: learned person, pundit, savant
Categories: scholar, scholarly person, student
Within this category: polymath