greenhorn
greenhorn is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A raw, inexperienced person; one easily imposed upon. W. Irving.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- amateur
- ass
- awkward
- bad
- bait
- bite
- blunderer
- blunderhead
- bungler
- catch
- clod
- coach
- conjurer
- credulous
- cull
- cully
- dauber
- deceiver
- duffer
- dupe
- error
- fair
- fall
- fire
- fish
- flat
- fool
- fresh
- fumbler
- galoot
- gobemouche
- gudgeon
- gull
- hand
- horse
- into
- jackdaw
- jay
- land
- laughingstock
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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