"Look at the little freshies," said the football team captain to his friends. "Little neophytes come to learn how the big boys play....Let's get 'em!"
Neo- means new, and -phyte is from the Greek phuton "plant"––like a baby plant, a neophyte is someone who is new to an activity. A political neophyte is someone who has just been elected and comes to Washington D.C. not understanding how the game of politics is played. A Frisbee neophyte is someone who has just thrown the disc for the first time.
