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- “When your power eclipses mine I will become expendable. This is the Rule of Two: one Master and one apprentice. When you are ready to claim the mantle of Dark Lord as your own, you must do so by eliminating me.”
- ―Darth Bane to Darth Zannah
- Star Wars Universe
novice |ˈnävəs|
noun
a person new to or inexperienced in a field or situation : he was a complete novice in foreign affairs.
• a person who has entered a religious order and is under probation, before taking vows.
• an animal, esp. a racehorse, that has not yet won a major prize or reached a level of performance to qualify for important events.
tyro
noun ( pl. -ros)
a beginner or novice. opposite of Maestro
neophyte
noun
a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief : four-day cooking classes are offered to neophytes and experts.
• a new convert to a religion.
• a novice in a religious order, or a newly ordained priest.
“Always two, there are. No more, no less. A master, and an apprentice.”
Yoda
Jedi Master / Star wars universe
apprentice
noun
a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages : [as adj. ] an apprentice electrician.
• [usu. as adj. ] a beginner at something : an apprentice confidence trickster.
Master and Apprentice fighting the Apprentice:
fledgling
noun
a young bird that has just fledged.
• [usu. as adj. ] a person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped : the fledgling democracies of eastern Europe.
Fledglings
tenderfoot
noun ( pl. -foots or -feet)
1 a newcomer or novice, esp. a person unaccustomed to the hardships of pioneer life.
2 a Boy Scout of the lowest rank.
probationer
noun
a person who is serving a probationary or trial period in a job or position to which they are newly appointed. See note at novice .
• an offender on probation.
greenhorn
noun informal
a person who is new to or inexperienced at a particular activity.
rookie
noun informal
a new recruit, esp. in the army or police : [as adj. ] a rookie cop.
• a member of an athletic team in his or her first full season in that sport.
newbie
noun ( pl. -bies)
an inexperienced newcomer, esp. in computing.
Whats the right word ?
All of these nouns are used to describe someone who has not yet acquired the skills and experience needed to qualify for a trade, a career, a profession, or a sphere of life.
Beginner is the most general and informal term, used to describe someone who has begun to acquire the necessary skills but has not yet mastered them (: violin lessons for beginners).
An apprentice is also a beginner, usually a young person, who is serving under a more experienced master or teacher to learn the skills of a trade or profession (: an apprentice to one of the great Renaissance painters). In a broad sense, apprentice refers to any beginner whose efforts are unpolished.
Novice implies that the person lacks training and experience (: a novice when it came to writing fiction), while neophyte is a less negative term, suggesting that the person is eagerly learning the ways, methods, or principles of something (: he was a neophyte at this type of sailing).
A probationer is a beginner who is undergoing a trial period, during which he or she must prove an aptitude for a certain type of work or life (: she was a lowly probationer, with no privileges or status).