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noun someone new to a field or activity
noun a person who founds or establishes some institution
originFrom Middle English begynner, equivalent to begin + -er. Cognate with West Frisian begjinner (“beginner”), Dutch beginner (“beginner”), Low German begünner (“beginner”), Danish nybegynder (“beginner, novice”, literally “new-beginner”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0