[Ads-l] Definition of "Rookie" (Sports)

[Dan Goncharoff]

I agree. I would have said something like "a first time player at a given
level of sports".

On Tue, Aug 9, 2022, 1:34 PM Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:

> The OED's definition of "rookie," sense 2., is:
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> "Originally and chiefly North American. A new member of a sports team,
> esp. one playing in his or her first major league or championship."
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> This definition seems pretty off-base.  Merriam-Webster's definition seems
> closer to being accurate: "a first-year participant in a major professional
> sport."  But I don't think the qualifying words "major" and "professional"
> should be in there.
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> Fred Shapiro
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