Greenhorn vs. Novice — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Greenhorn and Novice
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Greenhorn
An inexperienced or immature person, especially one who is easily deceived.
Novice
A novice is a person who has entered a religious order and is under probation, before taking vows. By extension, the term is used informally for a person or animal new to a particular field of endeavour.
Greenhorn
A newcomer, especially one who is unfamiliar with the ways of a place or group.
Novice
A person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation
He was a complete novice in foreign affairs
Greenhorn
An inexperienced person; a novice, beginner or newcomer
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Novice
A person who has entered a religious order and is under probation, before taking vows.
Greenhorn
A raw, inexperienced person; one easily imposed upon.
Novice
A person new to a field or activity; a beginner.
Greenhorn
An awkward and inexperienced youth
Novice
A person who has entered a religious order but has not yet taken final vows. Also called novitiate.
Novice
A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.
I'm only a novice at coding, and my programs frequently have bugs that more experienced programmers would avoid.
Novice
(religion) A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation.
Novice
One who is new in any business, profession, or calling; one unacquainted or unskilled; one yet in the rudiments; a beginner; a tyro.
I am young; a novice in the trade.
Novice
One newly received into the church, or one newly converted to the Christian faith.
Novice
One who enters a religious house, whether of monks or nuns, as a probationist.
No poore cloisterer, nor no novys.
Novice
Like a novice; becoming a novice.
Novice
Someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
Novice
Someone new to a field or activity
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