newcomer

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person who has recently arrived in a place.

   He's a newcomer to the city and doesn't know many people yet.

2. 2
   noun

   A person who has recently started an activity; a beginner.

   As a newcomer to the sport, she learned quickly.

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

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