newcomer

B1 Topic:People & Society

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.

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Synonyms

2 noun · a person who has recently... newbiestarter

More beginnerblow-income-hereentrant fobfreshiegreener incomerjohnny-come-latelynewlingnooboffcomer

Opposites

denizen dweller inhabitant nativeoldtimerresident

Word family

Forms newcomers

Derived forms oldcomer

Related forms beginnernewcoming

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Phrases (1)

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brash newcomer
a recent arrival who behaves with rude or excessive confidence

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

newe-comere Middle English

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# 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
- People & Society

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