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Learners and inexperienced people

workie

noun

someone who is doing work experience (=working for a company without being paid)

learner

noun

someone who is learning something

beginner

noun

someone who has just started to learn or do something

apprentice

noun

someone who works for a particular person or company, usually for low pay, in order to learn the type of work that they do

novice

noun

someone who is just beginning to learn a skill or subject

initiate

noun

someone who has recently joined an organization or group and is learning about it

protégé

noun

a young person who receives help or training from an older experienced person

the uninitiated

adjective

people who lack knowledge or experience

newcomer

noun

someone who has recently started to do something or be involved in something

tyro

noun

someone who has only recently begun learning something

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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