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[ UK /ɡɹˈiːnhɔːn/ ]
NOUN
  1. an awkward and inexperienced youth

How To Use greenhorn In A Sentence

  • In 1997 I was a greenhorn summer intern at The New Republic.
  • This new wave of hope swept aside the fact that she was the "greenhorn" janitress, that she was twenty-two and dowryless, and, according to the traditions of her people, condemned to be shelved aside as an unmated thing – a creature of pity and ridicule. Hungry Hearts
  • The success of this British teenager, a greenhorn on the women's circuit and a newcomer to Indian conditions, can be attributed to self-belief and absence of pressure to perform.
  • This is no revelation to a seasoned investigator, but to the greenhorn, it can be a little overwhelming.
  • Ha ! Ha ! You're a proper greenhorn, aren't you!
  • This is where one takes the first step as a greenhorn management trainee.
  • As for Lady Afy, he execrated the greenhornism which had made him feign a passion, and then get caught where he meant to capture. The Young Duke
  • Since I was still a cheechako (that's Alaskan lingo for greenhorn), I had failed to realize that the sporadic forward movement of the glacier could, like a colossal bulldozer, push against the frozen surface of the lake with unimaginable force. Marking Time With a Glacier
  • I was the greenhorn, the kid who had to do it all by himself, learn it all by himself.
  • I can't no more wear my 'greenhorn' shawl going out with an American. Hungry Hearts
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