newcomer
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newcomer¹
- /ˈnjuːkʌmə/ UK
- /ˈn(j)uˌkʌmɚ/ US
- [ˈn(j)uˌkʰʌmɚ] US
Rhymes with -uːkʌmə(ɹ), -ʌmə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English newe-comere, equivalent to new- + comer. Compare Old English nīwcumen (“new comer, neophyte, novice”).
noun newcomers · new-comer · new comer
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One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.
Welcome, we²l'ku²m. a.
Received with gladneſs, admitted willingly, grateful[…]
Welcome, we²l'ku²m. interj.
A form of ſalutation uſed to a new comer.
Similar: comeling
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A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.
Similar: newbie
Similar: newling, offcomer, noob, n00b, blow-in, come-here, entrant, FOB, fresh meat, freshie, greener, incomer, Johnny-come-lately, Johnny Raw, new chum, newcomer, outcomeling, stranger · Opposite: denizen, dweller, inhabitant, native, oldtimer, resident
Newcomer²
proper noun
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: freshman, neophyte, fledgeling, fledgling, entrant, starter, rookie, immigrant, new, living, arriving, vivre, novice, beginner, arrival, initiate
noun
Similar: newling, offcomer, noob, n00b, blow-in, come-here, entrant, FOB, fresh meat, freshie, greener, incomer, Johnny-come-lately, Johnny Raw, new chum, newcomer, outcomeling, stranger · Opposite: denizen, dweller, inhabitant, native, oldtimer, resident
Translations
Every language
noun one who has recently arrived in a community
| Español | recién llegado, recién llegada, recental (adjectve) |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 신입 sinip |
| 日本語 | 新人 shinjin, 新入り shin'iri, 新参 shinzan, 新参者 shinzanmono |
| 中文 | 新人 xīnrén |
| Português | recém-chegado |
| Français | nouveau venu, nouvel arrivé |
| Deutsch | Neuankömmling, Newcomer, Newcomerin |
| Italiano | nuovo arrivato |
| Ελληνικά | νεοφερμένος neoferménos, νιόφερτος niófertos |
| Română | nou-venit, nou-venită |
| Русский | прише́лец prišélec, новичо́к newbie, но́венький nóvenʹkij |
noun new participant in some activity
| 日本語 | 新人 shinjin |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 新手 xīnshǒu |
| Português | iniciante |
| Français | débutant, débutante |
| Deutsch | Neuling, Newcomer, Newcomerin |
| Italiano | esordiente, debuttante |
| Ελληνικά | νεοφώτιστος neofótistos |
| Română | începător, începătoare, novice, debutant, debutantă |
| Русский | новичо́к novičók, неофи́т neofít, начина́ющий načinájuščij |
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title = {newcomer},
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