greenhorn - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Noun greenhorn (plural greenhorns) (chiefly US) An inexperienced person; a novice, beginner, or newcomer Synonyms: see Thesaurus: beginner
GREENHORN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary The word dude (or the now-archaic term greenhorn) indicates an individual unfamiliar with cowboy culture, especially one who is trying to pretend otherwise
greenhorn meaning, origin, example, sentence, etymology Greenhorn is an idiomatic expression used to refer to someone who is young, a newcomer, naive, immature, untrained, a novice, a beginner, or inexperienced, and also who can be easily tricked, cheated, or fooled
History of Greenhorn - Idiom Origins Despite its adoption in America to describe a young, inexperienced novice, this is an old English word dating from around 1460 when it was first used to describe a young, horned animal Green of course is used in its familiar sense of unripe or inexperienced