1. (noun) someone new to a field or activity

• initiate
• novice
• tiro
• tyro

2. (noun) a person who founds or establishes some institution

• father
• founder
• founding father

1. (noun) someone new to a field or activity

• abecedarian
• apprentice
• learner
• prentice
• cub
• greenhorn
• rookie
• entrant
• fledgeling
• fledgling
• freshman
• neophyte
• newbie
• newcomer
• starter
• landlubber
• landsman
• lubber
• tenderfoot
• trainee

2. (noun) a person who founds or establishes some institution

• cofounder
• coloniser
• colonizer
• foundress

1. (noun) someone new to a field or activity

• unskilled person

2. (noun) a person who founds or establishes some institution

• conceiver
• mastermind
• originator

1. (noun) someone new to a field or activity

• begin
• commence
• get
• get down
• set about
• set out
• start
• start out
• induct
• initiate

2. (noun) a person who founds or establishes some institution

• begin
• commence
• lead off
• start
• constitute
• establish
• found
• institute
• plant
• establish
• found
• launch
• set up