Synonyms of rook

rook 1 of 2

noun

as in novice

a person who is just starting out in a field of activity

every year the coaches have to deal with rooks who don't know the rules yet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• novice
• beginner
• rookie
• apprentice
• freshman
• newcomer
• virgin
• fledgling
• tyro
• colt
• recruit
• student
• greenhorn
• cub
• novitiate
• tenderfoot
• neophyte
• newbie
• punk
• babe
• abecedarian
• amateur
• boot
• candidate
• learner
• trainee
• entrant
• dabbler
• dilettante
• probationer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• veteran
• vet
• master
• pro
• expert
• old hand
• professional
• old-timer

rook

2 of 2

verb

as in to hustle

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

once you learn to recognize these swindler's tricks, no one will be able to use them to rook you

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hustle
• pluck
• cheat
• sting
• squeeze
• screw
• stick
• beat
• ream
• do
• chouse
• swindle
• mulct
• euchre
• deceive
• sucker
• fleece
• bleed
• fiddle
• skin
• chisel
• stiff
• gaff
• trick
• diddle
• shake down
• victimize
• defraud
• cozen
• con
• rip off
• nobble
• short
• skunk
• bilk
• flimflam
• hose
• exploit
• fool
• take for a ride
• thimblerig
• shortchange
• wrench
• take to the cleaners
• betray
• gull
• do in
• clip
• sell a bill of goods to
• nick
• extort
• gouge
• milk
• overcharge
• rope (in)
• bitch
• wrest
• soak
• double-cross
• dupe
• wring
• bamboozle
• fast-talk

Examples of rook in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

No thoughts, besides appreciation for the rooks who taunt him from his field. —Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024

One of the most notorious puzzles, devised by the mathematician Sir Roger Penrose in 2017, puts stronger black pieces (such as the queen and rooks) on the board, but in awkward positions. —Stephen Ornes, WIRED, 18 Feb. 2024

Verb