Definition

1. 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

1. a recent arrival
   • he's a newcomer to Boston
2. any new participant in some activity