neo·phyte

neo·phyte
/ˈniːjəˌfaıt/ noun, pl -phytes [count]
formal
1 : a person who has just started learning or doing something :beginner

a neophyte on computers

a political neophyte [=a person just starting in politics]

— often used before another noun

a neophyte journalist

2 : a person who has recently joined a religious group

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