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tenderfoot
[ ten-der-foot ]
noun
- a raw, inexperienced person; novice.
- a newcomer to the ranching and mining regions of the western U.S., unused to hardships.
- one in the lowest rank of the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of America.
tenderfoot
/ 藞迟蓻苍诲蓹藢蹿蕣迟 /
noun
- a newcomer, esp to the mines or ranches of the southwestern US
- (formerly) a beginner in the Scouts or Guides
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of tenderfoot1
Example Sentences
But one month later the Times accused 鈥渁ll Northern California鈥 of conspiring against 鈥淪outhland,鈥 sending agents to 鈥渟py out the land and send the tenderfoot northward.鈥
She was 18, new to New York, a tenderfoot in an industry said to eat its young.
Aiden McCleskey, a tenderfoot Scout from Boy Scout Troop 61 in Northwest Washington, wanted to 鈥済ather resources鈥 for Ukrainian civilians who get caught in the line of fire.
鈥淏lack鈥 Burton, a man evil-tempered and malicious, had been picking a quarrel with a tenderfoot at the bar, when Thornton stepped good-naturedly between.
Once in the woods, teachers fell back, leaving tenderfeet to find their way together.
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