I've heard descriptions before that a beginner lifter is someone who can pretty much walk into the gym everytime/every week and lift more weight. Neural adaptations are a bit part of this.

An intermediate has been classified as someone who has to work towards progression but the progression is still at a reasonable pace and fairly consistent.

An advanced lifter is one who trains hard for a whole cycle and maybe manages to throw on 5lbs to the bar. Or something like that.

Thats how i see it anyways. I really liked that article though. I've done most of those things. lol

IronWorker