newcomer B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction Also spelled new-comer US /ˈn(j)uˌkʌmɚ/ UK /ˈnjuːkʌmə/ See IPA manual Freq #15336 Meanings 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 noun A person who has recently started an activity; a beginner. As a newcomer to the sport, she learned quickly. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a person who has recently... newbiestarter More beginnerblow-income-hereentrantfobfreshiegreenerincomerjohnny-come-latelynewlingnooboffcomer ↔ Opposites denizendwellerinhabitantnativeoldtimerresident Word family Forms newcomers Derived forms oldcomer Related forms beginnernewcoming Common collocations brash newcomer Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English newe-comere, equivalent to new- + comer. Compare Old English nīwcumen (“new comer, neophyte, novice”). newe-comere Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # newcomer **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈn(j)uˌkʌmɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnjuːkʌmə/ **Frequency rank:** 15336 ## Meanings 1. A person who has recently arrived in a place. 2. A person who has recently started an activity; a beginner. ## Examples - He's a newcomer to the city and doesn't know many people yet. - As a newcomer to the sport, she learned quickly. ## Synonyms - beginner - blow-in - come-here - entrant - fob - freshie - greener - incomer - johnny-come-lately - newling - noob - offcomer ## Antonyms - denizen - dweller - inhabitant - native - oldtimer - resident ## Derived Forms - oldcomer ## Related Forms - beginner - newcoming ## Roots and Affixes - Root: newe-comere ## Etymology From Middle English newe-comere, equivalent to new- + comer. Compare Old English nīwcumen (“new comer, neophyte, novice”). ## AI Etymology Newcomer comes from Middle English newe-comere, equivalent to new- + comer. Compare Old English nīwcumen (“new comer, neophyte, novice”). Modern senses include a person who has recently arrived in a place and a person who has recently started an activity; a beginner. The wider word family includes derivatives such as oldcomer and related forms such as beginner and newcoming. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown