unskilled person - a person who lacks technical training

abecedarian - a novice learning the rudiments of some subject

apprentice, prentice, learner - works for an expert to learn a trade

cub, greenhorn, rookie - an awkward and inexperienced youth

landlubber, landsman, lubber - an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage

fledgeling, fledgling, newbie, newcomer, entrant, freshman, neophyte, starter - any new participant in some activity

tenderfoot - an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living)

trainee - someone who is being trained

polymath - a person of great and varied learning

scholar, scholarly person, student - a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"

lead up, initiate - prepare the way for; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War Two"

create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

set - apply or start; "set fire to a building"

date back, date from, go back - belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200 years"

strike up - begin; "strike up a conversation"; "strike up a friendship"

innovate, introduce - bring something new to an environment; "A new word processor was introduced"

activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip - put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

institute, establish, found, plant, constitute - set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"

stage, arrange, bring about - plan, organize, and carry out (an event)

mount - put up or launch; "mount a campaign against pronography"

undertake, attempt, set about - enter upon an activity or enterprise

machinate, devise, prepare, organise, organize, get up - arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"

let in, admit, include - allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"

hash out, talk over, discuss - speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget"

deal, plow, handle, treat, cover, address - deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"

initiate, originate, start - bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"