NONINITIATES Antonyms

• someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime

• an athlete who does not play for pay

• engaged in as a pastime

• lacking professional skill or expertise

• works for an expert to learn a trade

• be or work as an apprentice

• someone new to a field or activity

• a person who founds or establishes some institution

• an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

• any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling

• someone new to a field or activity

• someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

• people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity

• bring into being

• take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

• accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite

• bring up a topic for discussion

• set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for

• someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs

• works for an expert to learn a trade

• a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously

• any new participant in some activity

• a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist

• any new participant in some activity

• a recent arrival

• someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows

• someone new to a field or activity

• an awkward and inexperienced youth