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Meaning of TENDERFOOT

Pronunciation:  'tendur`fût

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living)
 
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 See Also: beginner, initiate, novice, tiro, tyro

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Ten"der*foot`\, n.
    See {Boy scout}.
    
  2. \Ten"der*foot`\, n.
    A delicate person; one not inured to the hardship and
    rudeness of pioneer life. [Slang, Western U. S.]
    
 
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