newcomer

CEFRB2

/ˈnjuːkʌmə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who has recently arrived or joined.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.

Examples

  • The newcomer fell short of our expectation.

  • The newcomer sat down at the foot of the table.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈn(j)uˌkʌmɚ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A surname.

  2. One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.

More examples

In context

  • Welcome, we²l'ku²m. a. Received with gladneſs, admitted willingly, grateful[…] Welcome, we²l'ku²m. interj. A form of ſalutation uſed to a new comer.

  • This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking. In complexion fair, and with blue or gray eyes, he was tall as any Viking, as broad in the shoulder.

  • Americans, for example, call newcomers to Antarctica “fingies”, which comes from FNGs – a borrowed military abbreviation that means “Fucking New Guy”.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English newe-comere, equivalent to new- + comer. Compare Old English nīwcumen (“new comer, neophyte, novice”).