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Rookie vs Rising - What's the difference?

rookie | rising |

As nouns the difference between rookie and rising

is that rookie is an inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces while rising is rebellion.

As adjectives the difference between rookie and rising

is that rookie is non-professional; amateur while rising is going up.

As a verb rising is

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As a preposition rising is

(us|slang|dated) more than; exceeding; upwards of.

rookie

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces.
  • A novice.
  • An athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players.
  • (British) A type of firecracker, used by farmers to scare rooks.

    • Synonyms

    * beginner * newbie, new boy * noob * tyro * novice * See also

    Adjective

    (-)
  • non-professional; amateur
    • The game was going well until I made that rookie mistake.
    (amateur)

    See also

    * naive * rooky (homophone)

    rising

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • rebellion
  • The act of something that rises.
    • the risings and fallings of a thermometer
  • (US, dated) A dough and yeast mixture which is allowed to ferment.
    • salt rising'''; milk '''rising

    Adjective

    (-)
  • going up

    • Related terms

    * rise

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • (US, slang, dated) More than; exceeding; upwards of.
    • a horse rising six years of age
    (Webster 1913)

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