newcomer
/'nju:'kʌmə/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A person who has recently arrived in a place: A "newcomer" is someone who has just come to live in or visit a particular location, community, or environment.
- A person who has recently started an activity or joined a group: A "newcomer" is also someone who is new to a particular field, job, organization, or area of experience.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The town is welcoming its newcomers with a special festival. (The town is welcoming the people who have recently arrived with a special festival.)
- As a newcomer to the company, she is still learning the procedures. (As a person who recently joined the company, she is still learning the procedures.)
Advanced Usage
- "relative newcomer": Someone who is new compared to others who have been involved for a longer time.
- Although she's a relative newcomer to politics, her ideas are gaining attention. (Although she is fairly new to politics compared to others, her ideas are gaining attention.)
Variants and Related Words
- Newcomer is a compound word formed from "new" and "comer."
- Newbie (n, informal): A person who is new to and inexperienced in an activity, especially computing or the internet.
- The forum has a section dedicated to helping newbies.
- Novice (n): A person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation; a beginner.
- He is a complete novice at gardening.
Synonyms
- Arrival: A person who has just arrived at a place.
- Beginner: A person just starting to learn a skill or take part in an activity.
- Initiate: A person who has been newly introduced to or has started something.
Related Phrases
- "to be no newcomer to something": To be experienced in something.
- She is no newcomer to public speaking; she's given dozens of talks. (She is very experienced in public speaking; she's given dozens of talks.)
Related Idioms
- "A newcomer on the block": A new person in a particular area or field, often implying they are the latest among others.
- As the newest startup, they are the newcomer on the block in the tech industry. (As the newest startup, they are the latest company in the tech industry.)
Noun
- a recent arrival
- he's a newcomer to Boston
- any new participant in some activity